To avoid problems due to undetected obstacles or inattentive people, the robot is equipped with tactile plates all around its body, mounted on its doors through four switches. The robot can detect a contact with a human or an object when the force exceeds ~20 Newton at any point of the plate. The shock is absorbed by the mean of a piece of foam covered with cloth fixed on each plate.

If such a contact occurs, the robot brakes by shortcutting the phases of its motors. At full speed (0,4 meter/sec) the distance necessary to stop is lower than 10cm.

Developper@ASL:
- Gregoire Terrien
- Ralph Piguet