This paper introduces ChromoSense, a novel sensing technology capable of decoding omnidirectional bending, compression, stretch, binary temperature changes, and combinations thereof. It leverages the chromaticity and intensity of light traveling through a patterned elastomer doped with functional dyes, offering a one-to-one mapping between stimuli and sensor output. The sensor's high information density allows for deciphering complex human-robot and robot-environmental interactions, moving towards biologically inspired proprioception in machines.

Robert Baines, Fabio Zuliani, Neil Chennoufi, Sagar Joshi, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Jamie Paik