Inflatable Robotic Skin with Internal ToF Sensors for Whole-Body Contact Detection
rsasaki0109 · x · 2026-08-25
This IROS 2026 research proposes an inflatable whole-body robotic skin inspired by Baymax costumes. It features distributed internal Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors to detect whole-body contact during dynamic physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). The inflatable structure provides a safe standoff distance, while internal sensing reduces errors common in open-environment perception.
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