NanoTACTIX: Real-Time Tactile Sensing for Robotic Grippers and Humanoid Robotics
Funding Programme: ZIM – German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
Project Duration: November 2025 – October 2027
Modern robots can perceive their surroundings through cameras, lidar systems, and advanced AI algorithms. However, compared to humans, they still lack one critical capability: the ability to feel physical contact.
NanoTACTIX addresses this challenge by developing a new generation of tactile sensing systems based on Force Sensing Impedance (FSI). The project focuses on integrating flexible force sensing technologies directly into robotic hands and arms, enabling robots to detect touch, pressure, object movement, and grip stability in real time.
Together with Sarcomere Dynamics, NanoSen is combining advanced tactile sensing, real-time signal processing, and AI-supported control strategies to create robotic systems capable of adapting their grip dynamically based on physical interaction. This enables safer object handling, improved manipulation performance, and more natural human-robot interaction.
The project targets future applications in industrial automation, logistics, healthcare, service robotics, and humanoid robotic systems, where reliable tactile feedback is essential for autonomous operation.
Partners: NanoSen GmbH, Sarcomere Dynamics Inc.
Tactile Sensing for Robotic Manipulation
The ability to detect and interpret physical interaction is a key requirement for next-generation robotic systems. Through the integration of force sensing technology, robotic grippers can measure contact forces, detect slip, and adapt their behavior in real time.
This early prototype was developed as part of our collaboration with Sarcomere Dynamics and demonstrates how tactile sensing can contribute to more precise and responsive robotic manipulation.
