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Whether you've recently purchased a pack of FlexiForce™ sensors or a colleague has dropped a sample on your desk, you might be wondering the best way to get started. You may be asking yourself questions like "What type of load can I apply to the sensor?" or "How do I mount the sensor?" While every...

Harvesting blackberries requires a delicate touch to select and pick the ripe fruit without damage. It’s always been a slow and laborious process requiring manual labor. Graduate mechanical engineering students are working to change that with a soft robot berry picker that mimics the delicate grip...

6 Phases of Sensor Integration Blog Series This article is the fifth in a series documenting a design team’s experience in designing FlexiForce sensors into a medical device to detect occlusion within the pump mechanism. At this point, the team has already addressed the following phases of force...

6 Phases of Sensor Integration Blog Series This article is the fourth in a series following one design team’s experience in designing FlexiForce sensors into a medical device to detect occlusion within the pump mechanism. Previous articles in this series have addressed the team’s approach to the...

6 Phases of Sensor Integration Blog Series This article is the third in a series following one design team’s experience in designing FlexiForce sensors into a medical device to detect occlusion within the pump mechanism. When embedding components like force sensors, following an established...

Perhaps you're considering FlexiForce™ tactile force sensors for an upcoming project, but are unsure how these sensors can be used in a design? FlexiForce sensors are utilized in many applications to detect and measure: Relative change in force or applied load Rate of change in force Force...

We’re just about a week away from the MD&M BIOMEDevice tradeshow, which is taking place right in our backyard at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from May 3-4, 2017. Here's what you can expect from Tekscan over the two-day event: “Force Sensors Drive the Sense of Touch in IoT” Tech Theater...

Not all force sensitive resistors are created equal. There are significant performance factors that are important to consider before making your investment. This article compares FlexiForce™ ultra-thin force-sensitive resistors (AKA, Thru Mode Technology) against Shunt Mode force sensitive resistors...

It's an exciting time of year to be a sports fan. The Major League Baseball season is in full swing, the NBA and NHL playoffs are coming down to the wire, and NFL training camps will be here before we know it. Fans around the country are locked in to their home teams with championships on their...

As Embedded World '17 showed, the Internet of Things (IoT) era is rapidly approaching. From March 14-16, the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany played host to over 1,000 exhibitors showcasing new embedded technology that will likely become major drivers for many IoT concepts. As we...