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 robots brain, allowing the brain to perceive information such as the texture, grain, temperature, and shape of the contacted object, making the robots 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 companys 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 companys 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 Moxuns flexible pressure sensor technology to the robotic hand of Pudus latest humanoid robot, the PUDU D9. Fulai New Materials: On November 27, 2025, the companys 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 companys 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.

Infinity Market Research 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.

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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 companys 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.

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