---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002606"
title: "Transparent and flexible electronic skin and method for fabricating the same"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:14:09.423649Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002606"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j13/088"
  - "b25j13/088"
  - "b25j19/005"
  - "g01r29/12"
  - "a61b2562/12"
  - "a61b2562/164"
---

# Transparent and flexible electronic skin and method for fabricating the same

## Abstract

The present invention provides a transparent and flexible electronic skin with three-dimensional sensing capability. The electronic skin comprises: a substrate; an transparent and flexible electric field sensor disposed on the substrate; a control circuit disposed on the substrate; and a transparent and flexible protective layer encapsulating the electric field sensor and the control circuit. The electric field sensor includes a transmitter electrode; one or more receiver electrodes; and dielectric layer arranged between the transmitter electrode and receiver electrodes. The control circuit is connected to the electric field sensor and configured to: drive the transmitter electrode to transmit a reference signal to establish a quasi-static electrical near field; and process one or more measurement signals received by the one or more receiver electrodes respectively, each measurement signal is indicative of a distortion of the quasi-static electrical near field due to proximity of an object.