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Physical intelligence needs touch, not just vision. eFlesh is a fully 3D-printable magnetic tactile sensor that enables reliable slip detection and contact awareness on real robots, using low-cost hardware and scalable fabrication

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Robots Digest 🤖8 months ago

eFlesh turns touch into action. A visuo-tactile transformer policy learns precise manipulation like USB insertion, plug insertion, card swiping, and whiteboard erasing, outperforming vision-only baselines across all tasks.

Robots Digest 🤖8 months ago

Why it works: tunable microstructures control stiffness and sensitivity, while alternating magnet layouts suppress interference. The result is consistent signals across sensors and robustness needed to scale physical intelligence in the real world.

Robots Digest 🤖8 months ago

paper: website:

Skyta Space8 months ago

sensing is massively underrated in robotics. Vision alone can't tell you when something's slipping or how much force you're applying. The fact that eFlesh is 3D-printable with low-cost hardware makes it accessible for research and real-world deployment. Scalable tactile feedback is a game changer.

Eros Up8 months ago

I don't like that it's called eflesh

Jordache Boudreau | Innovative Potential8 months ago

now try some of the other senses!

Derp Ventures 🌫️8 months ago

Embodied intelligence

Zoe Sterling8 months ago

robots getting tactile sensors before dating apps add a "actually funny" filter feels like misplaced priorities

DoctorOctorpus8 months ago

are you suggesting that this is easy to do at home if you have a 3d printer?

Sebastian Buzdugan8 months ago

that slip detection demo on the fingertip is impressive

Peyman Servati8 months ago

That’s where you need tactile 5k1n and TactileFoundaion from @TexavieInc

gigi8 months ago

@grok why robot need slip detection?

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