Tactile sensing systems with magnetically sensitive and/or electrically conductive material embedded within deformable medium

A tactile sensing system comprising:

• first electrically conductive material;
• second electrically conductive material;
• a flexible enclosure that contains a deformable medium, the first electrically conductive material and the second electrically conductive material being embedded in the deformable medium;
• and
• one or more sensors integrated with the flexible enclosure, the one or more sensors configured to detect an indication of resistance associated with relative positions of the first electrically conductive material and the second electrically conductive material.

A tactile sensing system comprising:

• first electrically conductive material;
• second electrically conductive material;
• a flexible enclosure that contains a deformable medium, the first electrically conductive material and the second electrically conductive material being embedded in the deformable medium, an external surface of the flexible enclosure being deformable in response to a force to displace at least one of the first electrically conductive material or the second electrically conductive material;
• one or more sensors configured to detect a change in capacitance associated with displacement of at least one of the first electrically conductive material or the second electrically conductive material;
• and
• processing circuitry integrated with at least one of the one or more sensors.