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Flexible Microfluidic Sensors for Curved Surfaces
UCLA Case No. 2015-070SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed flexible tactile sensors for curved surfaces that are robust against fatigue and suitable for robotic applications.BACKGROUND: Robotic applications, such as artificial fingertips, often require the use of sensors that are uniformly...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jonathan Posner, Ruben Ponce Wong
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Category(s): Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Materials > Fabrication Technologies
2017-841 Soft Shear Force Resistive Sensor Embedded Artificial Skin
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a bioinspired, thin and flexible liquid metal filled resistive PDMS microchannel shear force sensing skin. BACKGROUNDTactile sensing is important for haptic exploration and object manipulation; however, it is not yet widely implemented in robot hands or...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jianzhu Yin, Jonathan Posner
Keywords(s): Mechanical Systems, Robotics
Category(s): Mechanical > Robotics
Tendon-Driven Actuation Module for Robotic Hands (UCLA Case No. 2015-071)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a modular actuation system that can control robotic manipulators of the same size and form as the human hand with unprecedented speed, strength, and precision. Background: The design of humanoid robotic hands is limited by their small volume constraints. To achieve...
Published: 2/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Randall Hellman
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Category(s): Mechanical > Robotics
Robust microfluidic tactile sensor skin for robotic applications
Prosthetics have been around for thousands of years as evidenced by carved wooden toes found on mummified remains of ancient Egyptians. Since that early age, enormous advances in technology have made extremely sophisticated prosthetics possible. Through advanced robotics, artificial limbs that can nearly perfectly mimic the mechanics of human limbs...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jonathan Posner, Ruben Ponce Wong
Keywords(s): Bio-Technology, Materials and Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing, Medical Devices and Imaging
Category(s): Chemical/Biological Sensors, Medical Devices, Physical Science, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology