--- title: Graphene-based sensor to improve robot touch | daily.dev description: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a miniature tactile sensor using graphene and liquid metal composites that gives robots a near-human... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/graphene-based-sensor-to-improve-robot-touch-wtfufxdde twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Graphene-based sensor to improve robot touch | daily.dev og:description: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a miniature tactile sensor using graphene and liquid metal composites that gives robots a near-human... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/graphene-based-sensor-to-improve-robot-touch-wtfufxdde og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WtfUfxDdE.png og:image:alt: Graphene-based sensor to improve robot touch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Graphene-based sensor to improve robot touch **[Robohub](https://daily.dev/sources/robohub)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a miniature tactile sensor using graphene and liquid metal composites that gives robots a near-human sense of touch. The sensor, shaped into tiny pyramids as small as 200 micrometres, can detect pressure, shear forces, slip, and surface texture simultaneously — improving on existing flexible tactile sensors by roughly an order of magnitude. It can reconstruct full 3D force vectors in real time using four electrodes per pyramid. Demonstrated in robotic grippers, it enabled handling of fragile objects without crushing them. Potential applications include minimally invasive surgery, microrobotics, and prosthetics. Future versions may add temperature and humidity sensing, and could be miniaturised below 50 micrometres. A patent has been filed through Cambridge Enterprise. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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