Proximity sensing is a sense not available to humans that observes object information at close range from the surface of the body.
If a robot is equipped with a proximity sensor that realizes this sense, it can, for example, start moving even before it comes into contact with an object and prevent a severe collision.
Our laboratory aims to develop a method to realize accurate motion with soft contact with the environment by simultaneously developing a proximity sensor that covers the robot’s surface and responds quickly, and a robot control method using the proximity sensor.
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