Digid hits 1M nanosensors for robotic touch

What happened

Digid, founded in 2019, has industrialized nanoscale sensor technology and produced more than one million sensors for applications spanning robotics, medical devices, wearables, and AI infrastructure. The company has around 30 employees, is generating revenue, and recently showcased its technology at CES.

Why it matters

Robots today rely heavily on vision but lack rich tactile feedback when handling objects. Digid's sensors are small enough to integrate directly into products without major design changes, enabling dense sensor arrays on robotic skin and fingertips that provide much richer information about force, slip, and environmental conditions than existing technologies allow.

What to watch

As sensor counts on robots rise, Digid and its customers recognize that data processing must happen locally on the device rather than sent to the cloud—a shift in how robotic systems will be designed. The company sees continued demand from robotics, healthcare, industrial automation, wearables, and AI data centers, where thermal management is becoming increasingly important.