Company: TG0
Co-founders: Ming Kong (CE)), Liucheng Guo (CTO)
Website: https://TG0.co.uk
About TG0
TG0 is solving a fundamental gap in artificial intelligence. While AI has powerful “brains” (processing) and “eyes” (computer vision), it has historically lacked a sophisticated “sense of touch”, the ability to feel and interact with the physical world with nuance and safety.
Our patented platform technology infuses everyday, low-cost materials, like standard polymers, plastics, and fabrics, with proprietary AI. This unique, software-first approach transforms virtually any surface, of any shape, into a high-fidelity 3D intelligent sensor.
The Breakthrough: Commercialising Shear Force:
The human sense of touch isn’t just about pressure; it’s about detecting texture, grip, and slip. A key part of this is shear force—the lateral, micro-movements that occur just before an object begins to slip from a grasp.
Previously, this capability was confined to expensive, custom-built sensors in advanced research facilities. It was academically interesting but commercially non-viable due to extreme cost and a complete lack of manufacturability.
TG0 has solved this.
Our AI models are so advanced that they can detect not only pressure (normal force) but also the complex, subtle signals of shear force and incipient slip, all from a single, uniform piece of injection-molded plastic.
This breakthrough is revolutionary because it solves the critical problem of cost and scalability.
By eliminating the need for complex, multi-part, and rigid electronic assemblies, TG0 makes this human-like sensing capability available for mass-market products for the first time. We are enabling a new generation of products that were previously impossible:
Robotics: A robotic gripper that can “feel” a fragile glass slipping and adjust its grip with human-like delicacy, rather than just crushing it.
Automotive: A car seat that senses a driver’s posture and fatigue, or an intuitive, button-free interior that responds to the 3D shape of a user’s hand.
Consumer Electronics: Devices that understand the full context of a user’s touch and grip, opening a new design language for interaction.
TG0 is not just creating a new sensor. We are creating an entirely new category of AI-infused smart materials, providing the missing “third sense” that will allow AI to safely and intuitively integrate into our physical world.
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