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TSF-85

Software tools for Robotiq TSF-85 tactile sensor.

TSF-85 tactile fingerTSF-85 sensor

The TSF-85 provides per-finger data at 1 kHz over USB:

  • 28-element tactile array (7×4 grid) per finger — updated at 60 Hz
  • IMU (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer)
  • Dynamic tactile sensor

Available drivers​

SDK​

ProductCC++Python
TSF-85-RobotiqRobotiq
  • C — Low-level C driver talking directly to the hardware's communication protocol (e.g. Modbus RTU, serial).
  • C++ — Low-level C++ driver/SDK for direct hardware integration.
  • Python — Python driver/SDK for scripting and rapid prototyping.

ROS​

ROS2​

ROS2HumbleIronJazzyRolling
TSF-85--Robotiq-
  • Humble — ROS 2 LTS release (2022), supported until 2027.
  • Iron — ROS 2 release (2023), end of life.
  • Jazzy — ROS 2 LTS release (2024), supported until 2029.
  • Rolling — ROS 2 rolling development distro, always tracking the latest sources.

ROS1​

No products currently support ROS 1.

Physics Engine​

ProductIsaac SimPyBullet
TSF-85Third party-
  • Isaac Sim — NVIDIA Isaac Sim integration for simulating the hardware.
  • PyBullet — PyBullet integration for physics-based simulation.

Other​

No other community integrations documented yet.