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Tesla touch-sensitive "skin" patent published: can be used for robot fingers and palms

A Tesla US patent application (US 2026/0310299 A1, published October 8) describes a touch-sensitive "skin" that can be molded into the shape of robot fingers and palms, with sensors first printed on a flexible flat material and then thermoformed into a three-dimensional shape. The approach uses two layers of flexible substrate with conductive areas sandwiching a compressible layer, supports capacitive and piezoresistive types, and emphasizes scalable manufacturing processes such as screen printing, laser cutting, and thermoforming. The patent does not confirm use in the Optimus humanoid robot, nor does it provide sensitivity, resolution, or durability data.

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