Smart Glove Enables Bin Picking

April 29, 2019

SAARBRUCKEN, Germany—Engineers at Saarland University have developed an ultrathin, flexible film that can act as a sensor and can be integrated within a glove.

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Smart Glove Enables Bin Picking

SAARBRUCKEN, Germany—Engineers at Saarland University have developed an ultrathin, flexible film that can act as a sensor and can be integrated within a glove.

Assembly Magazine

2019 September