Tactile Robotics

Tactile Robotics, 1st Edition, delivers a systematic introduction to tactile sensors, perception, and control tailored for graduate students, academic researchers, and field specialists. Authored by Qiang Li, a full professor at Shenzhen Technology University in China, the text focuses on translating physical interaction data into structured engineering solutions.

The text establishes an organizing framework that unifies tactile data information processing across three progressive stages. It explores contact-level tactile information, shifts toward object-level tactile information for extracting physical properties, and evaluates action-level tactile information required to execute robotic manipulation tasks.

A core feature of the book is its unified approach to combining feature extraction with direct controller computation. This unified design intends to aid researchers and professional engineers developing systems for dexterous manipulation.