Stanford researchers have developed an innovative underwater sensing system inspired by the whiskers of aquatic mammals, enabling robots to detect and track contact with high precision in low-visibility conditions.
Stanford scientists have developed an innovative capacitive 6-axis force-torque sensor priced under $10—significantly more affordable than conventional sensors costing $1000+.
Stanford researchers have developed a patented, wearable, haptic feedback device that provides position and velocity information on the limbs and torso by imparting rotational skin stretch.
Inspired by the "last inch" problem in robotic manipulation, the Kennedy group at Stanford has developed a tactile sensor and calibration method for machine-learning-based robotic manipulation.
Robots will need sensory skins to safely interact with humans and navigate more complex environments than factory work cells. This invention is a new stretchable pneumatic sensor skin that can feel its surroundings and reach for objects in constrained environments.
Researchers at Stanford have developed technology to bring new dimensions to wearable haptic devices and better reflect the breadth of haptic interactions in our lives.
Stanford researchers at the Bao Research Group have patented a body area sensor network (bodyNET) that can be used to monitor human physiological signals for next-generation personalized healthcare.
Stanford researchers at the Bao Research Group have developed a second-generation stretchable multi-sensor tag technology for detecting physiological signals.
Stanford researchers have developed a compact, low-cost complete sensor solution (sensor plus reader) which can interpret fully-passive sensors through a simple handheld external reader. The readout mechanism can take measurements independent of the readout distance (i.e.
Stanford researchers in the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab have patented a low cost, high performance multi-axis capacitive tactile sensor that measures all six components of force and torque.
Researchers in Professor Zhenan Bao's group at Stanford University have developed a biomimetic soft electronic skin (e-skin) with multiple levels of biologically inspired patterning that can detect the direction of applied forces.
Researchers in Professor Zhenan Bao's group at Stanford University have developed capacitive tactile sensors used to detect static and dynamic forces with varying magnitudes and directions.
Stanford researchers at the Khuri-Yakub Lab have developed a new sensor topology that will enable high-resolution touch sensing and reliable authentication on portable electronics.
Stanford researchers have patented the "Wolverine," a mobile, wearable haptic device designed for simulating the grasping of rigid objects in virtual reality.