[comp.robotics] Availability of tactile sensing

rdt143e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (dr s hill) (07/05/90)

I am looking for commercial sources of tactile sensors.

Lord Corporation used to manufacture a parallel-jaw gripper that
had a 10x16 matrix of tactile sensors on the surface of each finger.
The Australian agent for Lord, got word to me that this devices is
no longer in the product line.

Could any kind soul tell me the sources they know of for,
tactile sensing pads -- zero or minimal interfacing,
complete tactile sensing grippers -- with a high level interface that
will generate ascii-string commands to our AdeptOne robot.

Thanks in advance,
Simon Hill,
Robotics and Digital Technology,
Monash University, P.O Box 197, Caulfield East, VIC 3145 AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-3-573-2092  Fax: 61-3-573-2745
INET: rdt143e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au