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Robots could sense both touch and proximity, by seeing through their arms

Robots could sense both touch and proximity, by seeing through their arms By Ben Coxworth August 26, 2025 The ProTac system uses in-arm cameras for both proximity sensing (left) and tactile sensing ...
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Proximity sensor comes fully integrated in a small package

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has unveiled a fully integrated proximity sensor that packs a high-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL), a photodiode, a signal processing IC, and a 12-bit ...
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Proximity sensor is small, economical

Aimed at industrial, medical, and commercial applications, the OPB720 is less expensive than traditional proximity sensors. The under-$35 plastic-packaged LED-photodetector measures 27.9 x17.3 x 8.4 ...