ForceN gives pressure torque sensors for robotic wrists and different joints. The corporate has equipped sensing methods to surgical, logistics, humanoid, and different robots. | Supply: ForceN
As humanoids transfer into extra industrial roles, it’s essential for them to have the ability to deal with something from heavy to delicate objects with precision. Power torque sensors give robots a way of contact, and with out them, robots are blind to how a lot stress they’re making use of whereas working.
At RoboBusiness 2026, Robert Brooks, the founder and CEO of ForceN, will current “A Crash Course in Power & Torque Sensing for Humanoids.” The occasion shall be on Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif., and Brooks will give his discuss at 2:15 p.m. PT on the primary day of the present.
Attendees will be taught in regards to the some ways they will use pressure and torque sensors in humanoids and easy methods to keep away from breaking them whereas doing it. Brooks will summarize learnings from working with a lot of world’s high humanoid corporations over the previous three years and finest practices corporations can incorporate from pressure/torque sensor developments in surgical, logistics, and subject robotics with the aim of accelerating the manufacturing and subject readiness of humanoids.
Brooks brings a decade of pressure sensing expertise
Robert Brooks has spent the previous decade at ForceN, the place he’s spent the previous decade creating pressure/torque sensing at ForceN. The corporate designs for complicated and unstructured purposes throughout surgical, logistics, area, humanoid, nuclear, and meals/agricultural robotics.
ForceN was primarily based on Brooks’ Ph.D. work on next-generation sensing and actuation for surgical robots on the College of Toronto and SickKids Hospital and his earlier work expertise in early unstructured robotics throughout the nuclear, heavy manufacturing, subject, and medical robotics industries.
Brooks is working to assist develop and speed up the complicated and unstructured robotics ecosystem. He does this by sharing what he has realized by means of his profession working for and creating sensing methods to allow world-leading robotics OEMs.
Register now for RoboBusiness
RoboBusiness 2026 is the main occasion for industrial robotics builders. Attendees will achieve the most recent insights from specialists in robotics and AI on cutting-edge analysis; trade traits; and modern purposes in sectors equivalent to manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, logistics, and extra.
The present additionally options quite a lot of networking opportunities to present attendees an opportunity to attach with different specialists within the trade.
Buy your full conference pass and achieve full entry to all keynotes, technical periods, networking receptions, and particular occasions. Reductions are additionally obtainable for academia, associations, and company teams. Please e mail occasions[at]arrowfly.com for extra particulars about our low cost applications.
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