Athar, Sheeraz
Zhang, Xinwei
Prince, Md Rakibul Islam
Duffy, Vincent G.
She, Yu
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Science Foundation (2322056)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (2023-67021-39072)
Article History
Received: 18 December 2025
Accepted: 15 August 2026
First Online: 31 August 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare the following competing interests: a provisional patent application related to the FibTac gripper and sensing system described in this manuscript has been filed by Purdue University. Inventors: Sheeraz Athar, Xinwei Zhang, Md Rakibul Islam Prince, Vincent G. Duffy, and Yu She. Title: “System and Method for Fiber-Based Gripper with Integrated Tactile Sensing.” Provisional Application No. 63/962,298, filed January 16, 2026. Current status: The provisional application has been filed and remains active.