E-skin: from humanoids to humans

Dahiya, R. (2019) E-skin: from humanoids to humans. Proceedings of the IEEE, 107(2), pp. 247-252. (doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2018.2890729)

Abstract

With robots starting to enter our lives in a number of ways (e.g., social, assistive, and surgery), the electronic skin (e-skin) is becoming increasingly important. The capability of detecting subtle pressure or temperature changes makes the e-skin an essential component of a robot's body or an artificial limb [1], [2]. This is because the tactile feedback enabled by e-skin plays a fundamental role in providing action-related information such as slip during manipulation/control tasks such as grasping, and estimation of contact parameters (e.g., force, soft contact, hardness, texture, and temperature during exploration [3]). It is critical for the safe robotic interaction - albeit as a coworker in the futuristic industry 4.0 setting or to assist the elderly at home.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dahiya, Professor Ravinder
• Authors: Dahiya, R.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 0018-9219
• ISSN (Online): 1558-2256
• Published Online: 25 January 2019
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 IEEE
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of the IEEE 107(2):247-252
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher