FUTEK
About
About FUTEK
FUTEK supplies force, torque and pressure measurement from individual robot fingers to complete arms and mobile platforms. Its four-by-five-millimetre NanoSensors fit inside fingertips and knuckles, measuring tension and compression with a high natural frequency for fast grip feedback. This allows controllers to regulate contact with fragile parts rather than relying only on motor current or position.
Six-axis sensors measure forces and moments along three orthogonal axes for hand guiding, assembly, grinding, polishing and haptic interfaces. Other load cells monitor payload weight, actuator thrust, wheel forces and joint output around strain-wave gearing. Standard parts support research and low-volume prototypes, while custom geometry, environmental sealing and autoclavable construction address production humanoids, surgical robots and outdoor machines. FUTEK also supplies signal conditioners, amplifiers, displays and data-acquisition hardware to turn sensor output into calibrated control inputs.
Operations
Output & shipments
- Reported output
2019-12-31 - FUTEK reports that annual sensor shipments exceeded 60,000 units in 2019. - All FUTEK sensor shipments in 2019
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Team
- Javad Mokhbery - Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer - Leads FUTEK’s sensor engineering and in-house manufacturing strategy across robotics, aerospace and medical-device programmes.
Timeline
Events
- 2025-12-05 - Market Signal - Metromatics summarizes FUTEK six-axis force-sensing applications for robotics
The article described FUTEK 6-axis sensing for force-feedback control, gripping, manipulation, and human-robot interaction. It connected FUTEK sensors to industrial cobots, surgical robots, research robots, and automated manufacturing. The distributor summary highlighted compact multi-axis sensing for embedded robotics and autonomous platforms.
Source - 2017-06-07 - Market Signal - Assembly Magazine profiles FUTEK sensors used in ECCERobot testing
The article described Robot Studio using more than 60 FUTEK LSB200 force sensors on ECCERobot. FUTEK's sensor was selected for its small size and high accuracy. The coverage connected FUTEK force sensing to robotic testing and automated assembly applications.
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Context
Context tags
- Force sensing - Capability - FUTEK sources describe force sensing for robotics or robot-adjacent manipulation systems.
- Tactile sensing - Capability - FUTEK sources describe tactile sensing for robotics or robot-adjacent manipulation systems.
- Robotics component supply - Workflow - FUTEK sources describe robotics component supply for robotics or robot-adjacent manipulation systems.