A tactile sensor device is disclosed that can be used for high resolution tactile sensing. The sensor may be used as a tactile shear sensor. It comprises a circuit substrate; an array of contact pads on the circuit substrate, and a set of nanowires attached to each of the contact pads. The contact pads...http://www.google.de/patents/US6286226?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6286226 - Tactile sensor comprising nanowires and method for making the same
