Robotic Tactile Sensing Technologies and System
Future robots are expected to work closely and interact safely with real-world objects and humans alike. Sense of touch is important in this context, as it helps estimate properties such as shape, texture, hardness, material type and many more; provides a
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Ravinder S. Dahiya r Maurizio Valle
Robotic Tactile Sensing Technologies and System
Ravinder S. Dahiya Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Genova, Italy and Present address: Center for Materials and Microsystems Fondazione Bruno Kessler Trento, Italy
Maurizio Valle Department of Biophysical & Electronic Engineering University of Genova Genova, Italy
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Foreword
Human intelligence is a multi-technological achievement. The way we move, perceive and learn depends just as much on the physical structure, texture and shape of our muscles and bones as it does on our “mind”. If we want to understand and, to some extent, replicate human intelligence we need to understand the technological solutions supporting the biological functions and discover the technologies which allow such functions to be implemented artificially. Interesting results and technologies have been produced by “merely” concentrating on tech
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