What if you could give a robot a sense of touch for around $5?
That's what makes eFlesh so interesting.
It is a low-cost, 3D-printed tactile sensor that uses magnets and a magnetometer to sense contact, force and slipping.
Put it on a robotic gripper and it could tell when an object is starting to slip, then adjust its grip instead of relying only on cameras.
Cheap tactile sensing could make it much easier to add touch to robotic hands, grippers and other parts.
Would you put a $5 tactile sensor on your robot? What would you make it do?
Developed by @venkyp2000, @LerrelPinto and team