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Scorpion-inspired pressure sensors let robots feel their surroundings

Scorpion-inspired pressure sensors let robots feel their surroundings
Near-body flow field perception for intelligent robots. (A) The scorpion-inspired hexapod walking platform equipped with four BPPSs. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ady5008

Nature, the master engineer, is coming to our rescue again. Inspired by scorpions, scientists have created new pressure sensors that are both highly sensitive and able to work across a wide variety of pressures.

Pressure sensors are key components in an array of applications, from medical devices and industrial control systems to robotics and human-machine interfaces. Silicon-based piezoresistive sensors are among the most common types used today, but they have a significant limitation. They can’t be super sensitive to changes and work well across a range of pressures at the same time...

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