HKUST's EmArm embeds more than 71,000 mm² of camera-read tactile skin in a robot arm
HKUST announced EmArm on Oct 16, a robotic arm whose upper and lower arms carry more than 71,000 square millimeters of soft optical tactile skin, described in a Nature Sensors paper published July 20. HKUST reports 0.085 mm spatial resolution, pressure loads above 15 kg, 7.35 Nm torsion and repeat positioning accuracy comparable to conventional robotic arms.
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