Touchlab Limited @TouchlabL

Scaling deeptech takes a different playbook than traditional tech startups In a new case study with @CodeBaseTech, our CEO Zaki Hussein reflects on: •7–10 year build cycles •Turning PhD research into commercial tech •Expanding from Scotland to Japan bit.ly/4guQDGh

Across 6 prototype generations, we built TACTO on 3 core principles: 🔹 Curvature: Contact grows with force 🔹 Layered Compliance: Combines softness + strength 🔹 Rigid Core:Prevents collapse under load Read the full engineering deep dive: touchlab.io/post/designing…

You can have the best motion planning and AI in the world, but if a robot’s fingertip can’t make stable contact, objects slip and fragile items break. The physical interface is where manipulation succeeds or fails. Here is how we engineered TACTO to fix that 👇

AI gave robots a brain and eyes. We're giving them hands that can actually feel. Big thanks to @chrismadden_ for highlighting our e-skin tech—the tactile era of robotics is here.

Chris Madden @chrismadden_

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Vision models see. Language models talk. Neither can feel. @TouchlabL, a 15-person Scottish startup led by @zakiehussein, built an electronic skin that lets a robot hold a melting ice cube without dropping it, and it's now going inside the leading robot hands.

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@chrismadden_ Spot on, Chris! Vision and voice were just step one—tactile sensing is the real bridge to safe, capable physical AI. Appreciate the shoutout!

How do you teach a robot to hold melting ice without dropping it? Cameras can’t see inside a closed grasp. TACTO senses pressure & incipient slip in real time. Read the feature with @ARIA_research, our founder Zaki Hussein & Rich Walker from @shadowrobot: bit.ly/4w0q2Fr

Vision isn't enough for truly dexterous robots. 👁️❌ In our latest blog, Dr. Vlad Ivan & Abi Puthan Purayil dive into the frontier of Physical AI and explain why capturing the "signature of slip" is the missing piece for robotic intelligence. 🦾 🔗 touchlab.io/post/journey-t…

"A robot that can see an object is useful. A robot that can feel how firmly it is holding that object becomes much more capable." Thrilled to see Touchlab featured in @Forbes by @BernardMarr covering our e-skin & haptic tech at Goodwood Future Lab! bit.ly/3Rp38t6

We were featured on @ITV!📺 Throwback to the Goodwood Festival of Speed #FOSFutureLab two weeks ago, where we showed how a human-like sense of touch transforms robots from clumsy to highly dexterous. 🤖 🎬Watch the clip starting right at the 2:30 mark! 👇

Missed us at Goodwood Festival of Speed?🏎️🤖 Our full recap is LIVE! See how we brought next-gen robotic haptics, e-skin tech, and a robot playing Connect 4 to the FOS Future Lab. 📺 Watch here: youtu.be/JZLT-qLhbdY?si… #FOSFutureLab #Robotics #DeepTech

Touchlab is taking the stage at @MACHINASUMMIT! Our CEO Zaki Hussein joins @GoogleDeepMind, Bubble Robotics & Stær to discuss "From Touch to Scale: The Next Frontier of Embodied AI." 📅 July 7 @ 2:20 PM 📍 Builder Stage, Station F #AcceleratedWithGoogle #Robotics #PhysicalAI

We’re heading to Paris! We're attending @MACHINASUMMIT at Station F on July 7th. Excited to show off our new product, TACTO, inside the @GoogleDeepMind booth! As part of their Robotics Accelerator, we’re bringing human touch to robots. See you there! 🤖✨ #AcceleratedWithGoogle

Touchlab is heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, July 9–12!🏎️🤖 Visit us at FOS Future Lab presented by Randox (Extending Reality) to try: 👋Teleoperation demo ✨TACTO our new generalisable fingertip 🔬Live E-Skin interaction #FOS #FOSFutureLab

What did #ICRA2026 reveal about the future of robotics? One message was clear: robots need more than intelligence — they need touch. Our latest blog explores why tactile sensing is becoming essential for dexterous, real-world robotics. 🔗 touchlab.io/post/tactile-s…

@nicks_robots @shadowrobot Yes, it is. Feel free to contact us!

We’re teaming up with @shadowrobot at #ICRA2026! See human-like tactile intelligence live in Vienna (June 1–5). 🦾 📍 Booth 60 (Shadow Robot): Live teleoperation demo 📍 Booth 188 (Touchlab): Hands-on with tactile tech 👀 Plus, we’re revealing something new...

ROBOTICS is becoming an exciting Frontier of AI...and @GoogleDeepMind is providing substantial support! Recently launched Google DeepMind Accelerator: Robotics - selected fifteen founders of early-stage robotics startups from across Europe for a three-month program offering intensive mentorship and technical support from Google teams to help integrate AI into their core products. Congratulations to all fifteen selected founders Four selected are UK startups. Two are based in Edinburgh - - Touchlab @TouchlabL : Unlocking new horizons - the e- ssential role of robust touch sensation in advancing robotics. It uses advanced nano inks to create an “e-skin” that gives robots a high-resolution sense of touch across flexible surfaces. Introducing its revolutionary technology - a thin, customisable layer with unparalleled dynamic range, durability, and definition. touchlab.io - Danu Robotics @DanuRobotics : Uses embodied AI robotic systems to automate complex waste sorting, increasing efficiency, improving safety, and enabling scalable recovery of valuable materials that supports the circular economy. - Extend Robotics @extend_robotics : Has a London office with operations based in Reading, It uses the Isaac GR00T platform to enable customers to control and train robots for industrial tasks like visual inspection and handling radioactive materials. The company’s Advanced Mechanics Assistance System lets users collect demonstration data and generate diverse synthetic datasets with NVIDIA GR00T-Mimic and GR00T-Gen to train the GR00T N1 foundation model. It provides teleoperation software and data pipelines that help train and fine-tune foundation models for real-world robotics applications. - AUAR (Automated Architecture) @_auar : Based in Walthamstow, it is part of the London AI Robotics Hub. Makes homebuilding more affordable using its robotic micro-factories - deployable on-site shipping containers housing robotic arms and AI that manufacture sustainable timber walls, floors, and roofs - directly to construction sites, utilizing timber and local labour. See AUAR_io. Active in UK, expanding to US, Belgium and Europe, it aims to create a network of thousands of micro-factories. MasterBuilder Software: An AI-driven design and production platform that converts architectural concepts into build-ready data. It generates structural layouts, material lists, and cost estimates. @WorldRobotDay and #LARHub SPOTLIGHTS AUAR today! #AI #Robotics #WorldRobotDay #londonnews #construction #MicroFactories

Missed us at #ICRA2026? Here’s a deep dive into TACTO—our new generalisable tactile fingertip🦾 •16 addressable taxels (normal force) •1mN ultra-precise resolution •Tested for 1M compression cycles •Plug & Play integration Let's build next-gen dexterity! #Robotics #TACTO

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🚀 Meet TACTO Launching at #ICRA2026 👀 Our new generalisable tactile fingertip — built to bring high-fidelity touch to a wider range of robotic systems. 📍 Booth #188 | Vienna @ieee_ras_icra 🗓️ June 1–5 #Robotics #TactileSensing #Touchlab

Catch our CEO Zaki Hussein tomorrow at #ICRA2026! 🤖 He’ll be discussing how advanced tactile sensing unlocks safe, high-stakes, and truly dexterous human-robot interaction in dynamic environments. 📍 Hall C 🗓️ Tuesday, June 2nd 🕓 16:15 See you there! 👋 @ieee_ras_icra

Heading to #ICRA2026? 🇦🇹 Touchlab is joining the @aria_research booth! We’re proud to be the Creator team leading the GRIT Project, developing human-like tactile intelligence to break robotics bottlenecks. 🤝🦾 📍 ARIA Booth #102 📍 Touchlab Booth #188