Sensetics Raises Funds to Build High-Fidelity Touch Platform for Machines
- Sensetics raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of its AI-powered touch platform.
- The system digitizes tactile experiences for use in automation and AI, enabling real-time data capture from physical devices.
Sensetics, a haptics and touch data company, has raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of its touch-sensing platform. The round was co-led by MetaVC Partners and Fitz Gate Ventures, with support from Blue Sky Capital and AIC Ventures.
"We're excited to back Sensetics as it pioneers the next frontier of human-machine interaction," said Chris Alliegro, Managing Partner at MetaVC Partners, in a press release. "Digitizing touch is an extraordinarily complex challenge—one that Sensetics is solving through an elegant application of mechanical metamaterials. By unlocking high-fidelity tactile sensing and feedback, Sensetics is laying the foundation for a new generation of intelligent machines capable of perceiving and responding to the physical world with superhuman sensitivity and precision."
The platform uses programmable fabrics and AI tools to record, edit, and replay touch with high fidelity. Developed from research at UC Berkeley and Virginia Tech, it mimics human fingertip sensitivity and streams tactile data in real time from robots, surgical tools, wearables, and sensors, creating structured touch data for use in automation and AI systems.
Sensetics is targeting industries that rely on precise touch interaction, including medical robotics, logistics, manufacturing, and immersive training. By treating touch as digital information, the company says it is positioning its system as a foundation for AI and automation.
🌀 Tom’s Take:
Sensetics is treating touch like sight and sound, making it a programmable signal that machines can record, edit, and understand.
Source: PR Newswire / Sensetics
