RIBA-II accomplishes this task using newly-developed Smart Rubber sensors (Table 1, Figure 2, 3), the first capacitance-type tactile sensors made entirely of rubber.

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On the bottom are three rubber feet that keep the ACU firmly in place on a table and a belt clip (a humorous addition given its large size).

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