Quantum Technology Supersensors Develops Quantum Sensing Robot Skin
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Insider Brief Quantum Technology Supersensors developed a printable quantum sensing robotic skin designed to improve safe human-robot interaction. The company launched its Q-Sleeve wearable prototype, which provides both proximity sensing and contact pressure detection on robotic arms. The lightweight retrofittable textile skin is designed for scalable manufacturing using standard industrial printing processes. PRESS RELEASE — It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a robot working alongside humans is in need of a human-like skin for safer interaction… But what if that skin is superhuman and also has the capability to sense things coming towards it as well as when they first touch it! UK company Quantum Technology Supersensors has developed simple printable Quantum Sensing textile robotic skin for both proximity and contact pressure sensing, offering the opportunity for robots of any shape or size (from robot arms to humanoids) to be dressed in affordable, retrofittable, lightweight wearable skins for safer human interaction. It has launched its debut POC ‘Q-Sleeve™’ robot skin wearable demonstrating instantaneous proximity and contact pressure sensing on a robot arm with human interaction via LED lighting, sounds and contact-stop. Utilizing industry standard printing processes means scalability and high-volume manufacturing is not an issue. Innovation in collaborative robots is keeping the world moving forward but it also comes with risk. The future of cobot safety will rely on a holistic approach that balances both proactive and reactive strategies. Safety collision detection combined with collision avoidance will form a layered safety approach. By enabling both real-time proximity and contact pressure sensing in a simple retrofittable wearable skin, human-robot interaction could remain safe whilst maintaining trust, operational continuity and efficiency in shared human spaces. Harnessing the next generation of affordable quantum super tech also has the benefits of energy-efficiency, low power, ultra-sensitivity and vast range sensing. This retrofittable, lightweight, more sustainable and multi-functional technology enables the safety standards in human-robot collaboration to be re-defined. Josephine Charnley, CEO and co-founder said: “Our goal is to make quantum sensing robot skin for safer human interaction that can be easily retrofit and worn by robots. We are excited about the benefits that quantum super tech can bring to the future of collaborative robot development.” Mohib Ur Rehman LinkedIn Mohib has been tech-savvy since his teens, always tearing things apart to see how they worked. His curiosity for cybersecurity and privacy evolved from tinkering with code and hardware to writing about the hidden layers of digital life. Now, he brings that same analytical curiosity to quantum technologies, exploring how they will shape the next frontier of computing. Share this article: