Soft pneumatic touchpad (IMAGE)

Tampere University

Soft pneumatic touchpad

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The pneumatic touchpad is made of soft silicone. It contains 32 channels, each only a few hundred micrometres wide, that adapt to touch. Pneumatic sensors can collect much data by touch.

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Jonne Renvall / Tampere University

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