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Re:Show HN: I made a new sensor out of 3D printer filament f... by Cerium on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:18PM (#40005771)
One application for shape sensing technology is for surgical robotics. An example: https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/ion/sh...

Relevant patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20240044638A1/

The first time I saw one of these in person I was in awe. You could take a normal looking cable (think bicycle cable sleeve) and bend it and see in real time the same shape on the display.

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