No matter the application, engineers often wonder about the best method for measuring force feedback. This article breaks down how common embedded force-sensing technologies compare. Learn how force-sensitive resistors (like FlexiForce touch sensors) compare to load cells.

Pressure indicating film and tactile pressure sesnors each have advantages and constraints for providing accurate and meaningful data. Understanding how these strengths and limitations influence an application is critical in the design process.

With more and more patients electing to use home-use therapies for their medical treatment, ultra-thin force-sensitive resistors can capture important force feedback to improve the usability and effectiveness of small, smart medical devices.

Given the high regulatory standards that medical devices must adhere to, embedding smart manufacturing systems with force-sensing capabilities can help automate critical aspects of the production process.

Grippers embedded with FlexiForce touch sensors help to create a man-machine interface that captures tactile feedback during robotic surgery.

Thanks to innovative minds and developments in technology, robotic surgical systems continue to advance.

In this "Wearable Technology Insights" article, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital utilized Tekscan's Grip™ technology.

Tekscan Pressure Mapping Technology was featured in Machine Design's "Leaders in OEM," which was published in January 2017.

Time-to-Boundary (TTB) is a validated spatiotemporal measurement tool that estimates the time an individual has to make postural corrections to maintain balance. Learn more about TTB and how you can use it to objectively assess and manage chronic ankle instability.

Advances in engineering have led to smarter medical devices, improved consistency among practitioners, and faster recovery time for patients. Force feedback is a crucial component in these advances and is made possible by thin, flexible, tactile force sensors.