Abstract: In various examples, determining collision spheres for machines and applications is described herein. Systems and methods described herein use one or more parameters, such as a maximum number of points and/or an overshoot distance, to determine a candidate set of spheres associated with a mesh of an object. For instance, the maximum number of points may be used to generate a grid of points associated with the mesh and the overshoot distance may be used to then generate the candidate set of spheres that are centered at the points included in the grid. The systems and methods described herein may then sample a number of points located on a surface of the mesh and use the sampled points to remove (e.g., prune) one or more spheres from the candidate set of spheres in order to generate a final set of spheres for the object.

Abstract: Provided are sensors and articles of manufacture comprising one or more sensors. Also provided are uses of the sensors. The sensors have an elastomeric foam and one or more light sources and one or more light receivers. In various examples, the light source(s) and light receiver(s) are disposed on and/or disposed in and/or partially disposed in the elastomeric foam.

Abstract: Provided are sensors and articles of manufacture comprising one or more sensors. Also provided are uses of the sensors. The sensors have an elastomeric foam and one or more light sources and one or more light receivers. In various examples, the light source(s) and light receiver(s) are disposed on and/or disposed in and/or partially disposed in the elastomeric foam.