Force & Flex Sensors

SKU: AF-182 | Brand: Adafruit

This sensor can detect flexing or bending in one direction. They were popularized by being used in the Nintendo PowerGlove as a gaming interface.These sensors are easy to use, they are basically resistors that change ...

SKU: SF-SEN-13331 | Brand: SparkFun

This single disc load cell (sometimes called a strain gauge) can translate up to 50kg of pressure (force) into an electrical signal. Each load cell is able to measure the electrical resistance that changes in response...

SKU: SF-SEN-09674 | Brand: SparkFun

This very long force sensitive resistor - over 2 feet - has a sensing area of 0.25x24". This FSR from Interlink Electronics will vary its resistance depending on how much pressure is being applied to the sensing area....

SKU: DF-SEN0616 | Brand: DFRobot

The Gravity: Thin-film Pressure Sensor measures pressure through the deformation of a flexible film material. As pressure increases, the film deforms, producing higher analog output values, while lighter pressure resu...

SKU: AF-5974 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit HX711 Breakout is a high-resolution 24-bit differential ADC designed for reading load cells, strain gauges, and other Wheatstone bridge sensors. With selectable 64× or 128× gain on Channel A and fixed 32×...

SKU: SF-SEN-21669 | Brand: SparkFun

This straight bar load cell (sometimes called a strain gauge) can translate up to 10kg of pressure (force) into an electrical signal. Each load cell is able to measure the electrical resistance that changes in respons...

SKU: AF-4542 | Brand: Adafruit

A 10 kg strain gauge load cell for measuring force, weight, and tension. The strain gauge is epoxy-bonded to a robust aluminium bar that protects the delicate foil element and constrains deflection to a safe range. As...

SKU: DF-SEN0298 | Brand: DFRobot

This is a circular flexible thin film pressure sensor of long legs with a diameter of 7.6mm, which can be used to realize highly sensitive detection of pressure. The sensor is durable and designed to sense static and ...

SKU: DF-SEN0299 | Brand: DFRobot

The RP-L-400 is a long, flexible thin-film pressure sensor with a 400 mm active length. It detects both static and dynamic pressure by converting applied force into a variable resistance — resistance decreases as pres...

SKU: SF-SEN-15244 | Brand: SparkFun

The Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensors are an innovative solution for measuring motion, providing a unique alternative to existing sensor technologies for measuring a highly accurate and drift-free angular displacement in...

SKU: SF-SEN-14729 | Brand: SparkFun

A straight bar load cell (strain gauge) that translates up to 5kg of force into an electrical signal. Made from aluminium alloy with four strain gauges in a Wheatstone bridge configuration, it measures electrical resi...

SKU: AF-2273 | Brand: Adafruit

This soft potentiometer is an interesting way to add an adjustable resistor / slide potentiometer to your wearable. You can use it to adjust the brightness of an LED, or as a sensor input to your Flora or Gemma. When ...

SKU: SF-SEN-08713 | Brand: SparkFun

This is a piezoresistive force sensor from Tekscan. The harder you press, the lower the sensor’s resistance. Pressing lightly, the resistance changes from infinite to ~300k. The sensor itself is thin and flexible, but...

SKU: AF-1917 | Brand: Adafruit

The Sensor Film Kit is a great new way to make custom-sized sensors out of force sensitive material. This kit includes one piece of black plastic sensor film (it's thicker and more durable than Velostat but simi...

SKU: AF-4931 | Brand: Adafruit

This thin silvery ribbon is an interesting sensor. It's made of 2mm wide by 600mm long piezoelectric film sandwich. Piezo film can be used to detect motion or vibration - when shifted around or touched, it create...

SKU: SF-SEN-15242 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun Qwiic Scale is a small breakout board for the NAU7802 that allows you to easily read load cells to accurately measure the weight of an object. By connecting the board to your microcontroller you will be a...

SKU: PL-1696 | Brand: Pololu

This force-sensing resistor (FSR) from Interlink Electronics is a passive component that exhibits a decrease in resistance when there is an increase in the force applied to the 0.58″-diameter (1.5 cm) active area...

SKU: SF-SEN-08679 | Brand: SparkFun

A thin, flexible membrane potentiometer that senses finger or stylus position along a 200 mm strip. Pressing anywhere on the strip varies resistance linearly from 100 Ω to 10 kΩ, providing accurate positional data for...

SKU: SF-SEN-13332 | Brand: SparkFun

This disc load cell (sometimes called a strain gauge) can translate up to a whopping 200kg of pressure (force) into an electrical signal. Each load cell is able to measure the electrical resistance that changes in res...

SKU: EC-SMO9200KG | Brand: Elecrow

A 200 kg straight bar load cell with a cantilever beam structure designed for both tensile and compressive force measurement. The low-profile, high-strength design features a dust-proof sealed construction for reliabl...