Every tactile sensor, side by side

In production

GelSight Mini

GelSight

High-resolution shape and texture measurement, insertion detection

Flat pad·Vision-based·$500–2k

In production

DIGIT

Meta AI (FAIR)

Low-cost in-hand manipulation, sim-to-real research

Flat pad·Vision-based·$100–500

DIY / open build

ReSkin

Meta AI / CMU

Replaceable tactile skin for high-frequency contact sensing

Skin patch·Hall / magnetic·< $100

In production

uSkin

XELA Robotics

Dexterous manipulation with distributed normal/shear sensing

Skin patch·Hall / magnetic·Price on request

SynTouch (dissolved 2024)

Human-like fingertip sensing for grasp stability and texture (legacy/used units only)

Fingertip·Fluid / biomimetic·Price on request

SynTouch (dissolved 2024)

Contact/collision detection and fragile grasping on custom moldable foam coverings (legacy/used units only)

Skin patch·Fluid / biomimetic·Price on request

In production

TactArray

Pressure Profile Systems

Grasp force distribution, ergonomic and grip analysis

Flat pad·Capacitive·Price on request

In production

Pressure Mapping Sensors (I-Scan family)

Tekscan

Contact pressure profiling for grippers and fixtures

Sheet·Piezoresistive·Price on request

In production

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

NISSHA

Multi-point shear and friction distribution measurement over a flat or gently curved surface

Sheet·Capacitive·> $10k

In production

Shokac Cube

Touchence / Sekisui Polymatech

Low-cost compliant multi-point contact sensing for robot covers, fingertips and grippers

Flat pad·Optical intensity·< $100

DIY / open build

AnySkin

NYU / open research

Rapid prototyping of replaceable tactile skins

Skin patch·Hall / magnetic·< $100

DIY / open build

TacTip

Bristol Robotics Laboratory

Soft optical tactile sensing for research prototypes

Fingertip·Vision-based·Price on request

In production

3DFBS (3D Force Button Sensor)

Contactile

Compact 3-axis force sensing for robotic fingertips, phalanges, palms, prosthetics, and OEM integration

Flat pad·Optical intensity·Price on request

DIY / open build

Digit 360

Meta AI (FAIR) / GelSight

High-fidelity multi-modal fingertip sensing for dexterous manipulation research

Fingertip·Vision-based·Price on request

DIY / open build

9DTact

Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute / Tsinghua (open research)

Compact DIY visuotactile sensing with shape and 6D force for grippers and hands

Flat pad·Vision-based·< $100

In production

α on β

FingerVision Inc.

Food handling, delicate grasping, and slip-aware pick-and-place

Fingertip·Vision-based·Price on request

In production

PX-6AX GEN3

PaXini

Multi-axis fingertip and palm sensing for dexterous hands and humanoids

Fingertip·Hall / magnetic·< $100

DIY / open build

GelSlim 4.0

University of Michigan (MMint Lab)

Reproducible open visuotactile finger for slip detection and in-hand pose estimation

Flat pad·Vision-based·< $100

DIY / open build

OmniTact

UC Berkeley / open research

Multi-directional fingertip sensing for dexterous insertion and contact-angle estimation

Fingertip·Vision-based·$2k–10k

DIY / open build

DigiTac

University of Bristol

Comparing flat GelSight-type vs soft TacTip skins on the same DIGIT electronics

Fingertip·Vision-based·$100–500

DIY / open build

Insight

MPI-IS / open research

Thumb-sized 3D force sensing with replaceable soft shell

Dome·Vision-based·Price on request

DIY / open build

Minsight

MPI-IS / open research

Compact fingertip 3D force sensing for dexterous manipulation

Fingertip·Vision-based·Price on request

DIY / open build

FlexiTac

Columbia University / open research

Dense normal-force maps on grippers, soft fingers, and wearable collectors

Sheet·Piezoresistive·< $100

DIY / open build

eFlesh

NYU / open research

Customizable magnetic skins for grippers, hands, and feet with tunable compliance

Skin patch·Hall / magnetic·< $100

In production

DM-Tac W2

Daimon Robotics

High-resolution commercial visuotactile pad for contact-rich industrial manipulation

Flat pad·Vision-based·Price on request

DIY / open build

Punyo Soft-Bubble Sensor

Toyota Research Institute (Punyo) / open research

Highly compliant large-area contact geometry sensing for soft gripping, handovers, and object pose tracking

Dome·Vision-based / MEMS barometric·$500–2k

DIY / open build

GelTip

University of Liverpool / open research

Finger-shaped visuotactile sensing that also catches contacts outside the grasp closure

Fingertip·Vision-based·< $100

Discontinued

TakkTile (TakkStrip / TakkArray)

Harvard Biorobotics Lab / RightHand Robotics (discontinued)

Low-cost, overload-tolerant normal-force taxels embedded in soft fingers and grippers

Skin patch·MEMS barometric·< $100

Made to order

iCub Skin (capacitive skin + MTB interface board)

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (iCub Tech)

Large-area whole-body tactile coverage on humanoids for safe physical human-robot interaction

Skin patch·Capacitive·Price on request