OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002606

Transparent and flexible electronic skin and method for fabricating the same

Published: 2026-09-15T19:14:09.423649Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002606
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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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.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002606
Published 2026-09-15T19:14:09.423649Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002606