Bertille Dupont

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Bertille Dupont is a leading researcher in soft robotics and tactile sensing, with a focus on developing intelligent sensor skins that enable machines to interact safely and precisely with humans. Her major contributions lie in the design of capacitive sensors that can discriminate between shear and normal forces—a critical capability for applications in human-robot collaboration, prosthetics, and medical devices. In her highly cited 2023 work, "Touch, press and stroke: a soft capacitive sensor skin" (28 citations), Dupont introduced a novel sensor composed of patterned elastomer with fixed and sliding pillars, allowing for nuanced force detection. She further advanced the field with "Stacked rigid and compliant dielectric structures for increasing force range in soft capacitive sensors" (4 citations), which extends the operational force range of these sensors. Dupont’s work is notable for bridging material science and robotics, offering scalable solutions for safer physical human-machine interaction. Her research has been recognized for its potential to transform industries requiring fine motor control, and she continues to push the boundaries of soft sensor technology.