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Robotics focus and products
- Categories
- Robot components
- Main products
- Tactile sensors, Gripper sensing systems
- Industries
- Robot manipulation, Research
- Company role
- Component manufacturer
Company history and financial context
Origins and founders
- Founding year
- 2019
- Founder information
- Heba Khamis, Benjamin Xia and Stephen Redmond
Contactile was established in Sydney in early 2019 from tactile-sensing work at UNSW Sydney. Its team page lists Redmond as a co-founder during 2019 to 2022, so the historical founder list should not be read as the current operating team.
Technology and practical role
Its tactile sensors measure the deformation of compliant sensing elements to provide information about contact. That feedback can help a gripper adjust its force as conditions change, rather than relying only on a camera and a fixed closing command.
Financial information
No revenue or valuation figure has been verified for this profile. This is a gap in this directory, not a statement that the company has never published the information.
What to check before a project
Test the intended surfaces, contamination and contact forces. Ask about calibration, sensor wear and how tactile information reaches the robot controller. A sensitive sensor does not alone establish reliable handling of every object.
Sources for this section
Research additions reviewed . Historical figures retain their own reporting dates.