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  1. This paper presents the Pinch Sensor, an elastic input device to sense the fine motion and pinch force of the index finger and thumb - the two most used digits of human hands for in-hand object manipulation skills. In addition to open and close, the device would allow a user to control a robotic or simulated two-finger hand to reorient an object in three different ways and their combinations. A unique design of elastic sensing provides the users a high degree of perception resolution, as well as the sensation of holding an object with a certain level of stiffness between the index finger and thumb. These characteristics help the users to fine control the pinch force while carrying out manipulation skills. The design features a small size that allows it to be integrated to a handheld controller. Commonly available off-the-shelf components for consumer electronics are used to achieve affordability and reliability. 
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    Abstract This work discusses a crowdsourced learning scheme for robot physical intelligence. Using a large amount of data from crowdsourced mentors, the scheme allows robots to synthesize new physical skills that are never demonstrated or only partially demonstrated without heavy re-training. The learning scheme features a data management method to sustainably manage continuously collected data and a growing knowledge library. The method is validated using a simulated challenge of solving a bottle puzzle. The learning scheme aims at realizing ubiquitous robot learning of physical skills and has the potential of automating many demanding tasks that are currently hard to robotize. 
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