Tactile robotics vendors shift from selling skin to selling data and models, revenue model still unproven

OFweek reports that tactile vendors are competing for four budget categories around robot skin: components, data-collection tools, data, and models. Sharpa unveiled the D01 robot, the W02 dexterous hand, and the AE01 data glove with 22 encoders and vibration feedback at IROS 2026.