Giving senses to robots

We are developing single Integrated Circuit (IC) solutions which are Robot-Operating-System (ROS) compliant. They combine our expertise in magnetic sensing, signal conditioning, on-board diagnosis for functional safety, automotive quality solutions and advanced packages.

Torque

Elaxis™

Triaxis® 3D magnetometer with magneto-elastic shaft

Magnetometer with
magneto-elastic shaft

  • Minimize footprint with higher integration
  • Avoid use of bulky coils

Position & speed

Arcminaxis™

Triaxis® position sensor and multi-track magnet

Triaxis® position sensor and
multi-track magnet

  • On-chip calibration
  • Relaxed assembly tolerances
  • Mounted on hollow shaft

Force

Tactaxis™

Triaxis® 3D magnetometer and magnet embedded in an elastomer

Triaxis® 3D magnetometer and
magnet embedded in an elastomer

  • 3D force sensing
  • Soft contact surface
  • Scalable into array

Torque - Elaxis™

For industrial robots, cobots, exoskeletons who need to measure the torque applied on a shaft, Melexis brings a solution that is compact, stray-field immune and ideal for stiff shafts. Unlike other magneto-elasticity based systems, our innovation is fully integrated, cost effective and 3D field sensitive.

Triaxis® 3D magnetometer with magneto-elastic shaft

Position & speed - Arcminaxis™

For industrial robots, cobots, exoskeletons who need a 16-bit resolution and 12-bit accuracy sensor for their joint control, Melexis' angular sensing solution offers on-chip calibration, speed measurement and system scalability. Unlike other dual magnetic track angular sensors, we ease assembly tolerances and reduces the overall Bill-of-Material (BOM).

Triaxis® position sensor and multi-track magnet

B. Brajon, C. Schott, and G. Close, “Novel rotary Encoder with multi-axis Hall Sensors,” in IEEE Sensors 2023, 2023.

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Force - Tactaxis™

For industrial robots and humanoids, who need the sense of touch to manipulate fragile objects, Melexis brings a tactile sensor. It is compact (5 mm x 5 mm x 5 mm), soft and provides the 3D force vector acting on the surface. Unlike optical tactile sensors using computer vision feedback, our force sensor is fully integrated and will be mass manufactured using semiconductor technology. It offers cost and reliability advantage.

Triaxis® 3D magnetometer and magnet embedded in an elastomer

Enhanced robotized hand with Melexis Tactaxis™ sensor

Faive robotics, a team of researchers of ETH Zurich has integrated Melexis Tactaxis™ sensor on its humanoid robotic hand. Placing a 3D tactile sensor in each of its robot finger ensures an accurate slip detection of the object and enables a wide variety of grasp type.

See how Tactaxis™ can make your gripper or grasping system smarter.

Elaxis™ flyer

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Arcminaxis™ flyer

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Tactaxis™ flyer

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