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From: at687002@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (alex tsariounov)
Subject: Re: Tactile sensors
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1993 20:37:14 GMT
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In article <1njdf4$7nu@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au>, pdunster@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au (peter dunster) writes:
|> I am trying to get some information about tactile sensor systems for use on
|> a robot gripper, something to enable it to recognise the shape of an object
|> as the gripper closes on it.  I have seen some illustrations of a silicon
|> rubber "mat" with a matrix of wires through. Does anybody know of a company
|> that makes or sells such a device?
|> 
|> Any help would be appreciated
|> 
|> Cheers
|> 
|> Pete
|> 
|> p.dunster@uow.edu.au

You can try  DynaForce from 
Force Imaging Technologies, 3424 Touhy Ave, Chigago, IL 60645-2717, usa
Tel: 1-800-348-3240
Fax: (708)674-6355

Dynaforce  is a thin (0.1mm) plastic sheet with pressure sensitive resistance matrix
inside.  Their brochure shows a stress contour and an image of a hand.  Looks 
interesting but I've never put it to real work so I can't say for sure.
-alex.
