
F2 Room
Sensors and Actuators
By providing novel sensors and actuators, F2 aims to create immersive and responsive systems facilitating seamless human–machine interactions, driving innovation in medicine, industry, and the Internet of Skills.
Key Questions
Approach
- Olfactory sensors and wearable interfaces for odor and feedback.
- AI algorithms to interpret movement and force signals.
- Thermal actuators and wearable sensors optimized for sterile environments.
Expected Results
- Characterization of new materials; textile strain sensors; thermal actuators (±5 K); 3D-printed tactile skin; TENG materials; compact liquid dielectric actuator; first-generation softness display.
- Sensors for air pollutants; textile EMG dry electrodes; combined tactile display; textile-integrated piezoelectric composites; tactile skin on teleoperated robots; TENG demonstrator; quantum sensor characterization.
- Odor localization sensor; textile tilt/pressure sensors; tactile skin for feedback in robotics; embedded TENGs; reduced actuator driving voltage (−20–30%); miniaturized softness display; spinning method for large-area actuators.
- eNose for disease biomarkers; fully integrable liquid dielectric actuators; quantum sensing for haptic communication and indoor positioning.