Global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots Market Growth 2026-2032
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The global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market size is predicted to grow from US$ 285 million in 2025 to US$ 821 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.4% from 2026 to 2032.
Flexible tactile sensors for robots, also known as electronic skin, are intelligent sensing systems that mimic the tactile perception mechanisms of biological skin, aiming to endow robots with human-like tactile functions. This system integrates advanced flexible electronic materials, nanosensors, and microfabrication technologies to achieve highly sensitive detection and real-time feedback of environmental variables such as contact force, temperature, and humidity. The design of flexible tactile sensors for robots not only enhances their environmental interaction capabilities and operational accuracy but also strengthens their adaptability and safety in complex working environments. Application scenarios cover multiple fields, including medical monitoring, smart wearables, robotics, and virtual reality. With the rapid development of the robotics industry, flexible tactile sensors, which endow robots with "tactile senses," have become one of the most watched areas in the industry chain. Flexible tactile sensors are crucial for robots. When a robot comes into contact with an external object, the flexible tactile sensor transmits electrical signals to the robot's "brain," allowing the "brain" to perceive information such as the texture, grain, temperature, and shape of the contacted object, making the robot's movements more flexible and efficient. Currently, flexible tactile sensors utilize various technical approaches, including piezoresistive, capacitive, and piezoelectric sensors. Case Applications: ABB YuMi Collaborative Robot, ShadowRobot Dexterous Hand, UBTECH "Walker X" Home Robot. Downstream Customers: Xiaomi, Leisai Intelligent, Zhiyuan Robotics, Huawei Humanoid Robot, etc. Currently, the downstream application of electronic skin is in its early stages, with the robotics industry mainly focusing on trial production and small-batch production. Hanwei Technology: Its subsidiary, Suzhou Nengsida, has developed eight series of flexible sensor products and currently has four mature production lines, including two printing lines, one assembly line, and one testing line. The company's flexible sensor segment has ultra-clean printing and assembly lines with an annual production capacity of over ten million units. Current capacity utilization is high, and the company is planning to add production lines to increase capacity based on demand growth, with plans to complete the construction and trial operation of new production lines in the first half of 2025. Tashan Technology: In 2024, the company's electronic skin began mass production and shipment, demonstrating its large-scale mass production capability. Shenhao Technology: Its independently developed non-contact electronic skin sensor is currently being used in small batches in its own intelligent robot products, such as switch room operation robots, to achieve obstacle avoidance and ensure safety. Moxun Technology: In January 2025, it partnered with Pudu Robotics to apply Moxun's flexible pressure sensor technology to the robotic hand of Pudu's latest humanoid robot, the PUDU D9. Fulai New Materials: On November 27, 2025, the company's independently developed "electronic skin" product completed multiple iterations and achieved mass production. Currently, it has dozens of domestic and international clients, some of whom have explicitly requested bulk orders. Its main focus is on: in high-end intelligent manufacturing, enabling humanoid robots and dexterous hands to perform precision assembly tasks previously only achievable by human hands; and in intelligent companions, providing tactile coverage from fingertips to the whole body. In September 2025, the company established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Apex Sensing LLC, in California, USA, and set up a business and technical team there, already achieving small-batch order progress in the North American market. In 2025, the global production of Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots will reach 10.25 million units, with an average selling price of US$28.42 per unit. The company's annual production capacity will be tens of millions of units, with a gross profit margin of approximately 29.35%-30.47%.
In the field of intelligent robotics and biomimetic systems, flexible tactile sensors for robots are becoming a key infrastructure driving machine intelligence towards "human-like perception." By endowing robots with tactile, pressure, temperature, and even pain perception similar to human skin, flexible tactile sensors make human-machine collaboration safer, more natural, and more intelligent. From a technical perspective, flexible tactile sensors for robots mostly employ distributed flexible sensor networks, including flexible piezoresistive/capacitive arrays, temperature/humidity sensing units, stretchable conductors, and artificial neural interface circuits, supplemented by embedded AI chips and edge computing modules to achieve multimodal perception and rapid local response.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots sales for 2026 through 2032. With Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Resistive
Capacitive
Thermal
Piezoelectric
Others
Segmentation by Flexible Substrate:
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
Polyimide (PI)
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Others
Segmentation by Manufacturing Process:
Photolithography and Silicon Etching Technology
3D Printing
Inkjet Printing
Screen Printing
Segmentation by Application:
Industrial Robots
Medical Robots
Military Robots
Service Robots
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Tekscan
JDI
Syntouch
Pressure Profile Systems
XELA Robotics
Loomia
Interlink Electronics
Flexniss
Contactile
Sanctuary AI
Shadow Robot
AIDIN ROBOTICS
Melexis
GelSight
Shenzhen Tacsense
Hanwei Electronics Group
PaXiniTech
Shenzhen Legact Technology Co., Ltd.
New Degree Technology
Hangzhou Shenhao Technology Co.,LTD.
Beijing Tashan Science And Technology Co., Ltd.
Moxian Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd
Sycsense Technology(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
ADD Industry(Zhejiang) CO., LTD.
Zhejiang Fulai New Material Co., Ltd.
Beijing Jingzhigan New Materials Co., Ltd.
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market?
What factors are driving Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Flexible tactile sensors for robots, also known as electronic skin, are intelligent sensing systems that mimic the tactile perception mechanisms of biological skin, aiming to endow robots with human-like tactile functions. This system integrates advanced flexible electronic materials, nanosensors, and microfabrication technologies to achieve highly sensitive detection and real-time feedback of environmental variables such as contact force, temperature, and humidity. The design of flexible tactile sensors for robots not only enhances their environmental interaction capabilities and operational accuracy but also strengthens their adaptability and safety in complex working environments. Application scenarios cover multiple fields, including medical monitoring, smart wearables, robotics, and virtual reality. With the rapid development of the robotics industry, flexible tactile sensors, which endow robots with "tactile senses," have become one of the most watched areas in the industry chain. Flexible tactile sensors are crucial for robots. When a robot comes into contact with an external object, the flexible tactile sensor transmits electrical signals to the robot's "brain," allowing the "brain" to perceive information such as the texture, grain, temperature, and shape of the contacted object, making the robot's movements more flexible and efficient. Currently, flexible tactile sensors utilize various technical approaches, including piezoresistive, capacitive, and piezoelectric sensors. Case Applications: ABB YuMi Collaborative Robot, ShadowRobot Dexterous Hand, UBTECH "Walker X" Home Robot. Downstream Customers: Xiaomi, Leisai Intelligent, Zhiyuan Robotics, Huawei Humanoid Robot, etc. Currently, the downstream application of electronic skin is in its early stages, with the robotics industry mainly focusing on trial production and small-batch production. Hanwei Technology: Its subsidiary, Suzhou Nengsida, has developed eight series of flexible sensor products and currently has four mature production lines, including two printing lines, one assembly line, and one testing line. The company's flexible sensor segment has ultra-clean printing and assembly lines with an annual production capacity of over ten million units. Current capacity utilization is high, and the company is planning to add production lines to increase capacity based on demand growth, with plans to complete the construction and trial operation of new production lines in the first half of 2025. Tashan Technology: In 2024, the company's electronic skin began mass production and shipment, demonstrating its large-scale mass production capability. Shenhao Technology: Its independently developed non-contact electronic skin sensor is currently being used in small batches in its own intelligent robot products, such as switch room operation robots, to achieve obstacle avoidance and ensure safety. Moxun Technology: In January 2025, it partnered with Pudu Robotics to apply Moxun's flexible pressure sensor technology to the robotic hand of Pudu's latest humanoid robot, the PUDU D9. Fulai New Materials: On November 27, 2025, the company's independently developed "electronic skin" product completed multiple iterations and achieved mass production. Currently, it has dozens of domestic and international clients, some of whom have explicitly requested bulk orders. Its main focus is on: in high-end intelligent manufacturing, enabling humanoid robots and dexterous hands to perform precision assembly tasks previously only achievable by human hands; and in intelligent companions, providing tactile coverage from fingertips to the whole body. In September 2025, the company established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Apex Sensing LLC, in California, USA, and set up a business and technical team there, already achieving small-batch order progress in the North American market. In 2025, the global production of Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots will reach 10.25 million units, with an average selling price of US$28.42 per unit. The company's annual production capacity will be tens of millions of units, with a gross profit margin of approximately 29.35%-30.47%.
In the field of intelligent robotics and biomimetic systems, flexible tactile sensors for robots are becoming a key infrastructure driving machine intelligence towards "human-like perception." By endowing robots with tactile, pressure, temperature, and even pain perception similar to human skin, flexible tactile sensors make human-machine collaboration safer, more natural, and more intelligent. From a technical perspective, flexible tactile sensors for robots mostly employ distributed flexible sensor networks, including flexible piezoresistive/capacitive arrays, temperature/humidity sensing units, stretchable conductors, and artificial neural interface circuits, supplemented by embedded AI chips and edge computing modules to achieve multimodal perception and rapid local response.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots sales for 2026 through 2032. With Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Resistive
Capacitive
Thermal
Piezoelectric
Others
Segmentation by Flexible Substrate:
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
Polyimide (PI)
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Others
Segmentation by Manufacturing Process:
Photolithography and Silicon Etching Technology
3D Printing
Inkjet Printing
Screen Printing
Segmentation by Application:
Industrial Robots
Medical Robots
Military Robots
Service Robots
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Tekscan
JDI
Syntouch
Pressure Profile Systems
XELA Robotics
Loomia
Interlink Electronics
Flexniss
Contactile
Sanctuary AI
Shadow Robot
AIDIN ROBOTICS
Melexis
GelSight
Shenzhen Tacsense
Hanwei Electronics Group
PaXiniTech
Shenzhen Legact Technology Co., Ltd.
New Degree Technology
Hangzhou Shenhao Technology Co.,LTD.
Beijing Tashan Science And Technology Co., Ltd.
Moxian Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd
Sycsense Technology(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
ADD Industry(Zhejiang) CO., LTD.
Zhejiang Fulai New Material Co., Ltd.
Beijing Jingzhigan New Materials Co., Ltd.
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market?
What factors are driving Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
178 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Global by Company
- 4 World Historic Review for Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots by Geographic Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
- 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
- 12 World Forecast Review for Flexible Tactile Sensors for Robots by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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