PaXini's PX-Footrix plantar tactile soles arrive as robotics enters 'tactile sensing season'
LexiLove · x · 2026-10-06
irvinxyz predicts the next wave in robotics research is tactile sensing, to be followed by a 'robot feet season'. He bought a pair of PaXini's PX-Footrix plantar tactile soles and expects both areas to become much more prominent in the coming months.
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