Robot system integrators build systems by incorporating existing sensors. Integrating sensors that are widely available on the market into robotic systems poses no particular difficulty. However, innovative new sensors face significant barriers to adoption in robotic systems due to high costs resulting from low procurement volumes and the lack of a proven track record.
By integrating force-sensing sensors developed by our research team through many years of research into robotic systems, we demonstrate the feasibility of creating robots equipped with skin-like physical sensing capabilities in their legs and body. Specifically, this enables robots to walk on slippery surfaces, stably grasp tools with their hands, and endow robots with force perception.
Furthermore, to reduce manufacturing costs as well as computational and communication costs, we propose an implementation method for locally processing information from a large number of sensors.