What's a key difference between ordinary products and smart products? Smart products have senses. Our world is becoming more automated by the day, which means end users expect their products to accomplish more tasks with less effort. One major challenge design engineers of the world's smart products face today is to discover new ways to integrate human-like senses into devices that will address demands to improve efficiency and user friendliness.

Many of today's smart products can "see" or "hear" changes in their environments to generate a response - but how can embedding a sense of touch enhance a product's ability to do more?

Tactile Touchpoints is Tekscan's new blog focusing on how embedding tactile force sensors, specifically FlexiForce™ sensors, can help design engineers of all types take the next step in making smart products smarter than ever. Future posts will include:

• Idea-generating concepts to inspire product developers of all types
• Real-world application case studies where embedding FlexiForce sensors provided new opportunities for product advancements
• Responses to industry-wide questions or concerns involving embedded force sensing technology - we welcome your comments!
• Guest posts from Tekscan's team of expert engineers
• Event recaps, product announcements and more!

Whether as standard products or custom force sensing solutions, FlexiForce sensors open a world of opportunity for embedding force sensing capabilities into very small spaces. Subscribe to Tactile Touchpoints and discover how embedding the sense of touch can take your product to new heights.