SoftShell

Building the Future of Tactile Intelligence

The only integrated flexible sensor bridging the human-to-robot tactile gap. Same sensor on the human hand for demonstration, same sensor on the robot for deployment.

§01Approach

The same sensor on the human hand and on the robot.

Imitation learning is the most credible path to general-purpose manipulation. The bottleneck is the gap between the place demonstrations are collected — a human hand — and the place policies are deployed — a robot end-effector.

We build a thin, conformable tactile film that wraps both. Same signal, same shape, no retargeting.

Coverage
Full surface
Noise floor
Low, on-sensor
Retargeting
Zero
Form factor
Conformable film
Live signal
Shared representation

Demonstration

Human · glove

≡ same signal

Deployment

Robot · skin

§03Contact

Let's talk.

We work with a small number of humanoid programs, prosthetic manufacturers, research labs and serious investors at any time. Tell us briefly who you are and how you'd like to engage.

/ Direct

founders@softshellrobotics.com

Urbana–Champaign, IL · USA

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