Chia Hsien Lin; Erickson, T.W.; Fishel, J.A.; Wettels, N.; Loeb, G.E.; , "Signal processing and fabrication of a biomimetic tactile sensor array with thermal, force and microvibration modalities," Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2009 IEEE International Conference on, vol., no., pp.129-134, 19-23 Dec. 2009 [Ian McMahon] [paper on IEEE Xplore] [draft copy of paper] [slides]
A bench-top system for measuring physical surface properties, showing correlations with subjective adjective ratings provided by humans:
F. Shao, X.-J. Chen, C. J. Barnes, and B. Henson; "A novel tactile sensation measurement system for qualifying touch perception." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2010 224: 97 [Hyun Oh Song] [paper]
Chitta, S.; Sturm, J.; Piccoli, M.; Burgard, W.; , "Tactile Sensing for Mobile Manipulation," Robotics, IEEE Transactions on, vol.27, no.3, pp.558-568, June 2011 [Hyun Oh Song] [paper]
Additional readings from Neuroscience:
Glenberg A., and Gallese V. Action-based language: A theory of language acquisition production and comprehension. Cortex, 2011 Apr 27. [Epub ahead of print]