Abstract
Sensory information from several sensory modalities (e.g. touch, vision, hearing etc.) is needed to interact and perceive the environment. The sensory modality discussed in this book is the ‘sense of touch’—more specifically the ‘tactile sensing’. The touch sensing is different from sensory modalities such as vision, and hearing, as it is distributed over the body and involves physical contacts with the objects. This chapter present few examples that highlight the importance of the ‘sense of touch’ and the impact its ‘effective’ introduction will have on the overall robotics research.
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Mechanoreceptors are the specialized nerve endings that respond to mechanical stimulation. For details, refer to Chap. 3.
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Dahiya, R.S., Valle, M. (2013). Touch Sensing—Why and Where?. In: Robotic Tactile Sensing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0579-1_1
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