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A bio-inspired, origami-based capacitive electronic skin integrated with machine learning enables large-area, super-resolution tactile sensing, shear-force detection, and proximity sensing with high localization and force estimation accuracy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to develop a capacitive electronic skin inspired by fish skin to improve tactile sensing capabilities.

March 27, 2026npj Flexible ElectronicsOpen Access

A bio-inspired origami capacitive robotic e-skin with multimodal sensing capabilities

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QXQian XuTongji University BZBoyang ZhangHong Kong University of Science and Technology YCY. S. CheungHong Kong University of Science and Technology

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This research demonstrates a bio-inspired e-skin that enhances tactile sensing, enabling safer human-machine interactions.

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The aim is to develop a capacitive electronic skin inspired by fish skin to improve tactile sensing capabilities.
Designed an origami-based e-skin with capacitive sensors for tactile sensing.
Utilized interdigital electrodes for shear-force detection.
Implemented machine learning algorithms to enhance sensing accuracy.
Conducted theoretical modeling to support design functionality.
Achieved super-resolution tactile sensing with a factor of 241.
Localization error averaged less than 3.5 mm and force magnitude estimation error under 0.04 N.
Enabled multi-point touch detection even for non-adjacent loads.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c620be15a0a509bde1959d https://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-026-00563-3

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