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TacTip

TacTip

Bristol Robotics Laboratory

Fingertip

United Kingdom · Undisclosed

DIY

FlexiTac

FlexiTac

Columbia University / open research

Flexible sheet

United States · < $100

DIY

3DFBS (3D Force Button Sensor)

3DFBS (3D Force Button Sensor)

Contactile

Flat pad

Australia · Undisclosed

In production

DM-Tac W2

DM-Tac W2

Daimon Robotics

Flat pad

China · Undisclosed

In production

α on β

α on β

FingerVision Inc.

Fingertip · Gripper

Japan · Undisclosed

In production

GelSight Mini

GelSight Mini

GelSight

Flat pad

United States · $500–2k

In production

TakkTile (TakkStrip / TakkArray)

TakkTile (TakkStrip / TakkArray)

Harvard Biorobotics Lab / RightHand Robotics (discontinued)

Skin patch

United States · < $100

Discontinued

iCub Skin (capacitive skin + MTB interface board)

iCub Skin (capacitive skin + MTB interface board)

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (iCub Tech)

Skin patch

Italy · Undisclosed

Made to order

Digit 360

Digit 360

Meta AI (FAIR) / GelSight

Fingertip

United States · Undisclosed

DIY

DIGIT

DIGIT

Meta AI (FAIR)

Flat pad

United States · $100–500

In production

ReSkin

ReSkin

Meta AI / CMU

Skin patch

United States · < $100

DIY

Insight

Insight

MPI-IS / open research

Dome / bubble

Germany · Undisclosed

DIY

Minsight

Minsight

MPI-IS / open research

Fingertip

Germany · Undisclosed

DIY

Friction / Shear Force Mapping System (RK1A, 310S)

Friction / Shear Force Mapping System (RK1A, 310S)

NISSHA

Flexible sheet

Japan · > $10k

In production

AnySkin

AnySkin

NYU / open research

Skin patch

United States · < $100

DIY

eFlesh

eFlesh

NYU / open research

Skin patch

United States · < $100

DIY

PX-6AX GEN3

PX-6AX GEN3

PaXini

Fingertip

China · < $100

In production

TactArray

TactArray

Pressure Profile Systems

Flat pad

United States · Undisclosed

In production

9DTact

9DTact

Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute / Tsinghua (open research)

Flat pad

China · < $100

DIY

BioTac SP

SynTouch (dissolved 2024)

Fingertip

United States · Undisclosed

Discontinued

NumaTac

SynTouch (dissolved 2024)

Skin patch

United States · Undisclosed

Discontinued

Pressure Mapping Sensors (I-Scan family)

Pressure Mapping Sensors (I-Scan family)

Tekscan

Flexible sheet

United States · Undisclosed

In production

Shokac Cube

Shokac Cube

Touchence / Sekisui Polymatech

Flat pad

Japan · < $100

In production

Punyo Soft-Bubble Sensor

Punyo Soft-Bubble Sensor

Toyota Research Institute (Punyo) / open research

Dome / bubble · Gripper

United States · $500–2k

DIY

OmniTact

OmniTact

UC Berkeley / open research

Fingertip

United States · $2k–10k

DIY

DigiTac

DigiTac

University of Bristol

Fingertip

United Kingdom · $100–500

DIY

GelTip

GelTip

University of Liverpool / open research

Fingertip

United Kingdom · < $100

DIY

GelSlim 4.0

GelSlim 4.0

University of Michigan (MMint Lab)

Flat pad

United States · < $100

DIY

uSkin

uSkin

XELA Robotics

Skin patch

Japan · Undisclosed

In production