FORTE: Tactile Force and Slip Sensing on Compliant Fingers for Delicate Manipulation

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Autori principali: Shang, Siqi, Seo, Mingyo, Zhu, Yuke, Chin, Lillian
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Shang, Siqi
Seo, Mingyo
Zhu, Yuke
Chin, Lillian
author_facet Shang, Siqi
Seo, Mingyo
Zhu, Yuke
Chin, Lillian
contents Handling fragile objects remains a major challenge for robotic manipulation. Tactile sensing and soft robotics can improve delicate object handling, but typically involve high integration complexity or slow response times. We address these issues through FORTE, an easy-to-fabricate tactile sensing system. FORTE uses 3D-printed fin-ray grippers with internal air channels to provide low-latency force and slip feedback. This feedback allows us to apply just enough force to grasp objects without damaging them. We accurately estimate grasping forces from 0-8 N with an average error of 0.2 N, and detect slip events within 100 ms of occurring. FORTE can grasp a wide range of slippery, fragile, and deformable objects, including raspberries and potato chips with 92% success and achieves 93% accuracy in detecting slip events. These results highlight FORTE's potential as a robust solution for delicate robotic manipulation. Project page: https://merge-lab.github.io/FORTE/
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spellingShingle FORTE: Tactile Force and Slip Sensing on Compliant Fingers for Delicate Manipulation
Shang, Siqi
Seo, Mingyo
Zhu, Yuke
Chin, Lillian
Robotics
Handling fragile objects remains a major challenge for robotic manipulation. Tactile sensing and soft robotics can improve delicate object handling, but typically involve high integration complexity or slow response times. We address these issues through FORTE, an easy-to-fabricate tactile sensing system. FORTE uses 3D-printed fin-ray grippers with internal air channels to provide low-latency force and slip feedback. This feedback allows us to apply just enough force to grasp objects without damaging them. We accurately estimate grasping forces from 0-8 N with an average error of 0.2 N, and detect slip events within 100 ms of occurring. FORTE can grasp a wide range of slippery, fragile, and deformable objects, including raspberries and potato chips with 92% success and achieves 93% accuracy in detecting slip events. These results highlight FORTE's potential as a robust solution for delicate robotic manipulation. Project page: https://merge-lab.github.io/FORTE/
title FORTE: Tactile Force and Slip Sensing on Compliant Fingers for Delicate Manipulation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18960