New Publication on Kirigami-Inspired Stretchable Pressure Sensor
KTH's Media Interaction group and Robot Design Lab contribute to low-cost, high-precision wearable sensing published in IEEE Sensors Journal
We are pleased to share our latest publication in the IEEE Sensors Journal: “A Kirigami-Inspired Stretchable Pressure Sensor for Conformal and Decoupled Human–Machine Touch Mapping”. In this work, the Media Interaction team at KTH in collaboration with the Robot Design Lab present a low-cost, fabric-based, stretchable pressure sensor inspired by Kirigami structures.
The proposed design enables conformal attachment to the human body while maintaining high sensing accuracy, achieving an average error of approximately 4% over a 0–1000 g range per sensing cell. The study also introduces an electronic sampling circuit that significantly reduces cross-talk between sensing elements, allowing accurate multi-point force mapping. By combining accessible materials, simple fabrication methods, and robust signal processing, this research lowers the barrier to developing high-quality tactile sensors for applications in wearable systems, robotic skins, and the evaluation of machine touch in human-robot interaction.