Jointly authored by Nathan Lepora, Wenzhen Yuan, Shan Lou, Kaspar Althoefer, Gordon Cheng, and Ravinder S. Dahiya, the most recent review in the area of tactile robotics, called 'Tactile Robotics: An Outlook' has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

The paper discusses advances in sensing technologies — from piezoresistive, piezoelectric, capacitive, magnetic, to optical tactile sensors — as well as the rise of simulation tools, visuo-tactile integration, and active perception strategies. Looking into the future, it identifies key opportunities in:

• Materials and transduction mechanisms
• Large-scale sensor networks
• Data collection and benchmarking
• Simulation frameworks for design and learning
• Algorithms for interpretation and active touch

This paper also connects to the Special Collection on Tactile Robotics that the team organised at IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and to the long-running ViTac workshop series at ICRA, which continues to grow this vibrant community.