Smart Flexible Tactile Sensors: Recent Progress in Device Designs, Intelligent Algorithms, and Multidisciplinary Applications

Abstract

Flexible tactile sensors, leveraging their deformability, low elastic modulus, and high sensitivity, have emerged as pivotal technologies in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and bioinspired robotics. This review systematically examines advancements in wearable flexible pressure sensors, focusing on device designs, performance optimization strategies, and intelligent application paradigms. A critical focus of our analysis is on how artificial‐intelligence‐driven algorithms assist sensors in overcoming key challenges such as noise suppression, feature extraction, and environmental adaptability, leading to significantly enhanced perception accuracy and decision‐making autonomy in dynamic scenarios. The synergistic integration of sensing and computation is highlighted as a transformative approach for emerging applications like embodied intelligent navigation and adaptive motion control. Furthermore, existing technical barriers are identified, including challenges in device integration and computing latency, offering a roadmap for interdisciplinary innovation and industrial translation of next‐generation intelligent tactile systems.