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GelSight · Parts & Power

GelSight Mini

Available to order · US store

In stock in GelSight's online store with about four weeks' lead time; prices are in USD and delivery to the EU was not confirmed.

from US$510Mini System (sensor, standard gel, focus tool, cable)

Official GelSight store, excl. tax and shipping. Robotics Package with an extra tracking-marker gel US$560; replacement gels US$57–70. Lead time about 4 weeks.

Checked
28.09.2026Source
Made for
Research & education
Where
US (official online store)

Overview

A fingertip-sized tactile sensor in which a camera images a soft gel pad, turning contact into 3D surface data so a robot gripper can feel what it touches.

Key specs

Sensing area
18.6 × 14.3 mm
Camera
8 MP · 25 fps
Gel
Replaceable silicone cartridge, rated 1,000 coin presses
Interface
USB (2 m micro-B to USB-C cable)
Software
Web app (Windows, macOS, Linux) · ROS Noetic / ROS 2 Foxy · PyTouch
Operating temperature
0–30 °C preferred

Versions & prices

Mini System
US$510Sensor, standard gel, focus tool, cable
Mini Robotics Package
US$560Adds a tracking-marker gel

Why it’s in

  • Adds the sense most robots lack: touch, at a spatial resolution GelSight says is well beyond human touch.
  • Robot-mountable, with a robotics bundle that includes a tracking-marker gel.
  • Plug-and-play research tool with ROS and PyTouch support and user-replaceable gels.

What bothers us

  • Gels wear (rated 1,000 coin presses) and cost US$57–70 to replace.
  • ROS support targets older releases (Noetic, ROS 2 Foxy).
  • Only a US store found; about four weeks' lead time.