US PATENT SUBCLASS 901 / 33
.~.~.~ Tactile sensor

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901 /   HD   ROBOTS

30  DF  END EFFECTOR {5}
31  DF  .~ Gripping jaw {3}
32  DF  .~.~ Servo-actuated {3}
33.~.~.~ Tactile sensor

DEFINITION

Classification: 901/33

Tactile sensor:

Subject matter under cross-reference subcollection 32 wherein the sensor is located on a grasping element and senses an object grasped thereby by direct contact therewith. [figure]

(1) Note. These devices may use simple switches as sensors, or pressure sensitive materials, or the sensors may feel surface contours.