Dylan PatelFounder and Chief Analyst, SemiAnalysis · The semiconductor-AI stack

Analog has been teaching robots how to feel. This in-house tactile sensor gives grippers the precis

22 May 2026 · 1 min

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Analog built a tactile sensor that fits inside robot gripper fingertips and sends real-time data on force, pressure, and vibration. It lets robots handle delicate objects like fiber-optic connectors with precision and feel what they're touching.

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One of the demos we're showcasing here at GTC. We're using in-house built tactile sensing solution, a sensor that fits into like the fingertips of robot grippers or hands or whatever types of dexterous manipulation we're trying to accomplish. And it gives us a sense of the forces we're applying as we're grasping on objects. It allows us to be delicate if we need to handle the fiber connectors in a data center type application. What's nice about the sensor as well is that it's a multimodal sensor. And so not only are you getting force feedback and the pressure sensitivity, but it also has accelerometers. And so vibration sensors that can give you a better picture of what's happening in that direction.