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Open‑Source Tactile Sensors Make Robotic Touch Affordable

Robots can see. But they still can’t feel. An open-source, low-cost tactile sensing system built for real robots might change that. • flexible sensor pads • ~3 min fabrication • ~$2.5 per sensor • 100 Hz tactile streaming FPC-based design that replaces complex, manual builds with something scalable and repeatable. And it’s not just hardware. FlexiTac comes with: • simulation support (Isaac Sim) • data collection tools • full learning pipelines This matters more than it looks. Because vision alone isn’t enough for manipulation. If robotics wants precision at scale, touch becomes critical. FlexiTac lowers the barrier from: “hard to build, hard to scale” to “any lab can start today” Thanks for sharing, Binghao H. ! 📍More: https://flexitac.github.io ——- Weekly robotics and AI insights. Subscribe free: 22astronauts.com