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A multifunctional flexible sensor based on PI-MXene/SrTiO3 hybrid aerogel for tactile perception

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    Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Suzhou 215123, China

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    i-lab, Nano-X Vacuum Interconnected Workstation, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China

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    School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, China

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    Jiangxi Institute of Nanotechnology, 278 Luozhu Road, Xiaolan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Nanchang 330200, China

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    1. ■ The multifunctional tactile sensing function of humanoid robotic arm is seriously lacking.
    2. ■ This novel composite sensitive aerogel is adaptable to complex environments.
    3. ■ The new composite aerogel has both system stability and multifunctional sensing function.
    4. ■ The flexible tactile sensor can realize multifunctional tactile sensing function stably in a complex environment.
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  • The inadequacy of tactile perception systems in humanoid robotic manipulators limits the breadth of available robotic applications. Here, we designed a multifunctional flexible tactile sensor for robotic fingers that provides capabilities similar to those of human skin sensing modalities. This sensor utilizes a novel PI-MXene/SrTiO3 hybrid aerogel developed as a sensing unit with the additional abilities of electromagnetic transmission and thermal insulation to adapt to certain complex environments. Moreover, polyimide (PI) provides a high-strength skeleton, MXene realizes a pressure-sensing function, and MXene/SrTiO3 achieves both thermoelectric and infrared radiation response behaviors. Furthermore, via the pressure response mechanism and unsteady-state heat transfer, these aerogel-derived flexible sensors realize multimodal sensing and recognition capabilities with minimal cross-coupling. They can differentiate among 13 types of hardness and four types of material from objects with accuracies of 94% and 85%, respectively, using a decision tree algorithm. In addition, based on the infrared radiation-sensing function, a sensory array was assembled, and different shapes of objects were successfully recognized. These findings demonstrate that this PI-MXene/SrTiO3 aerogel provides a new concept for expanding the multifunctionality of flexible sensors such that the manipulator can more closely reach the tactile level of the human hand. This advancement reduces the difficulty of integrating humanoid robots and provides a new breadth of application scenarios for their possibility.
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    Deng S., Li Y., Li S., et al., (2024). A multifunctional flexible sensor based on PI-MXene/SrTiO3 hybrid aerogel for tactile perception. The Innovation 5(3), 100596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100596
    Deng S., Li Y., Li S., et al., (2024). A multifunctional flexible sensor based on PI-MXene/SrTiO3 hybrid aerogel for tactile perception. The Innovation 5(3), 100596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100596

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