Providing Machines with A Sense of Touch
In the future, machines will increasingly take over repetitive tasks to address the global labor shortage and give people the freedom they need.
Our F/T sensors give robots a sense of touch, enabling a new era of empathetic human-robot interaction while increasing performance, safety, and precision.
Agility meets Consistency
Resense is a joint venture between the measurement technology company WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG and the mechatronics group WITTENSTEIN SE. A young start-up backed by two German family-owned companies – that's what we are.
Resense benefits from professional structures, experienced colleagues and innovative technologies and production capacities on the part of the two shareholder companies. Together, the companies have been developing and manufacturing miniaturized force torque sensors at the WIKA site in Klingenberg, Germany, since the company was founded in April 2023 and are shaping the market for haptic sensors.
F/T Sensor Kit
Our miniaturized 6-axis F/T sensors measure forces and torques in the three spatial directions (6 degrees of freedom).
In addition to the F/T sensor, our sensor kit includes an electronics box for evaluating the voltage signals and a software application for displaying and recording measured values on a PC.
Plug & Play – the setup is ready for use within a few minutes.
F/T Sensor
World's smallest 6-axis F/T sensor
- Small size (up to Ø 8 mm)
- Hollow shaft option
- Redundant measurement system (safety)
- Custom drill hole pattern
- Titanium deformation body
- Cable options (Flex cable with FPC connector or round cable)
Electronics Box
Sensor specific Electronics Box
- Embedded signal and filter options
- 1 kHz sample rate
- UART and USB interface
- Sensor matrix implemented
- 10 bit (true) precision
Application Software
Application Software F/T Sensor
- View real-time sensor data
- Record sensor readings
- Export and import measurings in multiple formats
We enable cutting-edge technology
Thanks to their unique design and compact size, our force/torque sensors are used in a variety of areas such as medical, service and industrial robotics.
Above all, Resense sensors demonstrate their strengths when installed in end effectors of robotic systems for delicate manipulation and in haptic input devices for precise control, enabling the most innovative applications.
Customer Applications
Robot-assisted surgery @ Klinikum rechts der Isar / TU Munich
The medical robotics project ForNeRo analyzes possibilities for the integration of robotic support in clinical workflows.
Application
Robotic system for eye surgery
Advantages of Resense sensors
- Force and torque measurement possible for the first time
- Increased accuracy and system safety
- Passing the tube through the hollow shaft to inject fluid into the human eye
Industrial Gripping @ KI.FABRIK Bayern
The KI.Fabrik is a lighthouse project of the Hightech-Agenda Bayern, which looks at the factory of the future, among other things with regard to human-robot interaction.
Application
Industrial robotics in intralogistics and assembly
Advantages of Resense sensors
- "Integration in gripper fingers thanks to small size: measurement at the point of action"
- Sensitive manipulation through interaction force measurement
- Increased safety (human-robot interaction)
Publications
Customers and partners use our sensor technology to solve current research questions and demanding industrial applications. Below you will find an overview of recent publications:
- Allison et al. (2023): HASHI: Highly Adaptable Seafood Handling Instrument for Manipulation in Industrial Setting. Website
- Pavlic et al. (2023): RobotScale: A Framework for Adaptable Estimation of Static and Dynamic Object Properties with Object-dependent Sensitivity Tuning, IEEE ROMAN 2023. Publication
- Markert et al. (2022): Comparing Human Haptic Perception and Robotic Force/Torque Sensing in a Simulated Surgical Palpation Task, IEEE IROS 2022. Publication
- Schäfer et al. (2022): Measuring interaction forces in surgical telemanipulation using conventional instruments, Robotica 2023. Publication
- Mayer et al. (2022): Hand-Held Device for Force Estimation during Tool-Tissue Interaction, ACTUATOR 2022. Publication
- Sandykbayeva et al. (2022): VibroTouch: Active Tactile Sensor for Contact Detection and Force Sensing via Vibrations, MDPI Sensors 2022. Publication
- Markert et al. (2021): Fingertip Force/Torque Sensing for Robotic Texture Fingertip 6-Axis Force/Torque Sensing for Texture Recognition in Robotic Manipulation, IEEE ETFA 2021. Publication
Technical data
| Data sheet |  | | | | ||
Dimension | ||||||
| Diameter a) | 10.0 mm | 12.5 mm | 21.0 mm | 32.0 mm | ||
| Height | 11.0 mm | 11.0 mm | 11.0 mm | 11.0 mm | ||
Weight | 2.0 g | 3.3 g | 9.9 g | 50.0 g | ||
| Nominal measurement range | ||||||
Fx, Fy, Fz | ± 25 N | ± 25 N | ± 50 N | ± 125 N | ||
Mx, My, Mz | ± 0.125 Nm | ± 0.125 Nm | ± 0.500 Nm | ± 2.250 Nm | ||
Technical specifications | ||||||
| Resolution | ± 10 bit (true), 3 σ | |||||
| Accuracy b) | 1% | |||||
| Crosstalk | 3% | |||||
| Overload capacity | 300% | |||||
| Product features | ||||||
Material | Titanium grade 5 | |||||
Protection class | IP20 | |||||
| Temperature range | 0 – 50 °C | |||||
| Technology | Foil strain gauges | |||||
| Cable | Flex cable with axial/radial cable outlet | Round cable with radial cable outlet and Sub-D-HD connector | ||||
a) The diameter excludes any connector or cable features. b) The accuracy is the difference between the applied and the actually measured load. | ||||||
Product feature | |||
| Dimensions | 100 x 86 x 34 mm | ||
Supply voltage | 5 V | ||
| Interfaces | USB, UART | ||
| Sample rate | 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz | ||
Resolution (ADC) | 24 bit | ||
| Temperature range | 0 °C – 50 °C |
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Our Team
Timo Markert
Managing Director
Dr. Sebastian Matich
Technical Director
Christina Kraus
Business Development
Niklas Mauer
Business Development
Luisa Wellein
Manufacturing
Simon Fertig
Manufacturing
Jerome Sahaya
Engineering
Daniel Neykov
Engineering
Niklas Hellinger
Engineering
Nelson Tillack
Engineering
Antoine Dilly
Engineering
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