MIT's shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its own movement as it bends and twists
bookofjoe · hn · 2026-10-10
MIT researchers have built a shape-sensing sheet that digitally tracks its own deformation as it bends and twists, without external cameras or markers. Intrinsic deformation sensing like this could benefit soft robotics, wearables and human-machine interaction by letting flexible structures know their own pose in real time.
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