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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Frederik David Ebert, Berkeley, CA (US);
Akhil Amar Padmanabha, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen Tian, San Jose, CA (US);
Roberto Calandra, Fremont, CA (US);
Sergey Vladimir Levine, Berkeley, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Optical tactile sensors are provided that include a scaffolding structure, a transparent elastomer material covering at least an end portion of the scaffolding structure, and one or multiple cameras situated on the end portion of the scaffolding structure and embedded within the transparent elastomer material, wherein the one or multiple cameras are situated so as to provide an extended, e.g., up to 360°, field of view about the end portion of the scaffolding structure.