Flexiv has launched Enlight and Mico, new robotic systems with integrated force-torque sensors throughout their joints that give them full-body touch sensitivity. The robots can detect and recognize tactile patterns, enabling them to handle variable tasks in confined spaces and environments where traditional industrial robots have struggled. Flexiv positions these systems as a step forward in force-controlled robotics and embodied intelligence for manufacturing and industrial automation.
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Flexiv unveiled two new robotic systems—the Enlight seven-axis adaptive arm and the Mico dual-arm platform—both equipped with multi-dimensional force-torque sensors integrated into their joints to enable whole-body touch sensitivity. Enlight weighs 15 kilograms and features four joints capable of rotating through 720 degrees, while Mico combines two Enlight arms under a single control architecture and is offered in four standardized configurations (Armor, Core, Plus, and Ultra).
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Flexiv says these robots can detect single-touch contact, track multiple contact points, and recognize tactile patterns—capabilities the company describes as bringing a level of human-like adaptability and tactile feedback never before available to industrial users. This may expand the range of variable tasks that robots can automate in environments traditionally difficult for industrial robots, including confined spaces where conventional robots struggle.
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Flexiv has already demonstrated industrial applications developed with technology partners, including manipulation tasks using Nvidia Isaac Sim simulation platform. The company, founded in 2016, operates in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Beijing, Munich, and Singapore.
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