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Tactile Sensor and Force Torque Sensor: What's the Difference?

We have previously published a couple articles on the different applications of Force-Torque Sensors and we have also written about Tactile Sensors a couple of weeks ago. Both devices are designed to detect force, so what is the difference? Which device should I use for my application? 

Force Torque Sensor


A FT Sensor is a device that is placed between the robot flange (wrist) and the robot tool (end-effector). This device is able to detect force that is applied on the robot tool. For example, if force is applied on the robot itself (before the sensor), the sensor doesn't feel it. If the force is applied on the robot tool (after the sensor), then the force is felt by the sensor. 

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Sep 16, 2014 in Robot Sensors. 3 min read time
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