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GelSight Mini can be used in a range of things, from industrial-style two-finger grippers to bionic hand research and development. The sensor’s compact design, and GelSight’s provided 3D CAD files of adapters for integration, make it easy to install into an existing system. The company spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where the company’s founders developed technologies in the fields of 3D imaging, perceptual modeling and signal processing. ROS compatibility, frame grabbers and Python scripts are all provided by the company, allowing users to get started right away with unique AI and computer vision tasks. GelSight Mini is an affordable and compact tactile sensor with a plug-and-play set-up. It could help reduce the barrier of entry into robotics and touch-based scanning for corporate research and development, academics, and hobbyists. – Brianna Wessling