3 years ago

Touchlab Raises $4.8M Seed Funding for Robot E-Skin Technology

  • Touchlab, a Scottish deep tech company developing electronic skin (e-skin) for robots, has secured $4.8 million in seed funding led by Octopus Ventures

  • The company intends to use the funds for strengthening its commercial and tech teams

  • Touchlab's e-skin system can sense pressure, location, and direction in real-time, and is being used for Tele-operated Avatar technology

  • The company is working on a pilot project with a Finnish hospital to reduce the transmission of healthcare-acquired infections (HAI’s) using its Telerobot technology.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "Robots lack the sense of touch, which limits their ability to perform tasks that require dexterity and precision. This is especially a problem in fields like healthcare, where robots could be used to assist with delicate procedures, but the lack of touch prevents them from being used safely and effectively."

      Solution

      "Touchlab has developed electronic skin (e-skin) that can be wrapped around robots, giving them a sense of touch and enabling them to perform tasks that require fine motor control. They are also using this technology to develop Tele-operated Avatar technology which allows people to control robots remotely and feel what the robot feels, allowing them to do things like perform surgery remotely or explore dangerous environments."

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