Mini45 Force/Torque Sensor Context

Market context

Mini45 is ATI Industrial Automation's compact six-axis force/torque sensor family for robot wrists, grippers, teleoperation rigs, and manipulation research.

  • Target environment: Robot arms, dexterous hands, grippers, teleoperation systems, lab automation rigs, and manipulation research platforms.
  • Workflow context: Contact-force measurement, wrist feedback, grasp evaluation, insertion tasks, teleoperation feedback, and manipulation-control data capture.
  • Customer context: Robot OEMs, research labs, integrators, gripper makers, and automation teams building contact-rich manipulation systems.
  • Deployment model: Sensor integration between robot flange and end effector, with calibration and signal processing matched to the customer application.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial ATI force/torque sensor family with public model and calibration information.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on force range, overload protection, mechanical adapter design, calibration, controller integration, and whether the task needs six-axis feedback.
  • Market position: Manipulation feedback component for robotics and automation systems.
  • Adjacent products: OAK-D Pro AI Stereo Camera, AK80-9 V3.0 Robotic Actuator, CSD-2A Component Set

Audience

Robot OEMs

Workflow

Contact-force measurement, wrist feedback, grasp evaluation, insertion tasks, teleoperation feedback, and manipulation-control data capture.

Deployment environment

Robot arms, dexterous hands, grippers, teleoperation systems, lab automation rigs, and manipulation research platforms.

Specifications

  • Axes: Fx, Fy, Fz, Tx, Ty, Tz
  • Through Hole: Low-profile body with through-hole routing for linkages, cabling or shafts.
  • Applications: Teleoperation, robotic surgery, robotic-hand research, haptics and robotic arm control.

Family specifications

  • US-30-40 - Fz: 60 lbf - Tz: 40 lbf-in - Fx Fy: 30 lbf - Tx Ty: 40 lbf-in - Force Resolution: 1/80 lbf - Torque Resolution: 1/88 to 1/176 lbf-in
  • US-60-80 - Fz: 120 lbf - Tz: 80 lbf-in - Fx Fy: 60 lbf - Tx Ty: 80 lbf-in - Force Resolution: 1/40 lbf - Torque Resolution: 1/44 to 1/88 lbf-in
  • US-120-160 - Fz: 240 lbf - Tz: 160 lbf-in - Fx Fy: 120 lbf - Tx Ty: 160 lbf-in - Force Resolution: 1/20 lbf - Torque Resolution: 1/22 to 1/44 lbf-in
  • SI-145-5 - Fz: 290 N - Tz: 5 Nm - Fx Fy: 145 N - Tx Ty: 5 Nm - Force Resolution: 1/16 N - Torque Resolution: 1/752 to 1/1504 Nm
  • SI-290-10 - Fz: 580 N - Tz: 10 Nm - Fx Fy: 290 N - Tx Ty: 10 Nm - Force Resolution: 1/8 N - Torque Resolution: 1/376 to 1/752 Nm
  • SI-580-20 - Fz: 1160 N - Tz: 20 Nm - Fx Fy: 580 N - Tx Ty: 20 Nm - Force Resolution: 1/4 N - Torque Resolution: 1/188 to 1/376 Nm

Tags

  • Peer Group: Force Torque Sensor, Force Torque Sensors
  • Workflow: End-effector manipulation, Robot joint actuation
  • Capability: Force Torque Feedback
  • Stack Layer: Sensing stack

Comparable Systems

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