Tacta Systems takes aim at high-skilled manufacturing work with TactaBot

A company launched a robotic system designed to perform high-skilled manufacturing tasks, combining a dexterous robotic hand with sensors that can detect touch, temperature, and other tactile information. The system addresses a gap in robotics by focusing on tasks requiring fine manipulation and sensing, which existing robots struggle with despite advances in vision and movement. The company developed a data-capture glove that records how human workers perform complex tasks, allowing the robotic system to learn those skills through artificial intelligence trained on real-world factory floor data. This approach targets manufacturing environments where skilled labor shortages are significant, with the first units expected to ship in early 2027.