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Hypersensitive pressure sensors inspired by scorpion mechanosensory mechanisms for near-body flow detection in intelligent robots.

Pinkun Wang, Changchao Zhang, Bo Li, Xiancun Meng, Yuechun Ding, Junqiu Zhang, Shichao Niu, Zhiwu Han, Liwei Lin, Luquan Ren

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  • A new bioinspired piezoresistive pressure sensor (BPPS) mimics scorpions' sensitivity mechanisms to achieve high sensitivity and linearity (65.56 mV/V/kPa and 0.99934) across a pressure range of 0 to 500 kPa.
  • The BPPS can effectively differentiate between various flow types and shapes of approaching objects, boasting an accuracy over 85.42% by utilizing a wavelet transform algorithm combined with the ResNet18 deep learning network.
  • This technology has been tested in a hexapod robot for real-time collision avoidance, highlighting the potential for using insect-inspired designs to enhance the performance of advanced sensors.
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