In IEEE Sensors Journal, researchers from North Carolina State University reported on the lightweight, soft textile-based sensor prototype patch. The device incorporates a lattice of conductive yarns and is connected to a tiny computer. They tested the system on a prosthetic limb and in walking experiments with two human volunteers, finding the system could reliably track pressure changes in real time. For further information see the IDTechEx report on Wearable Sensors 2021-2031.
"What people commonly use to measure pressure within prosthetics are rigid sensors," said the study's first author Jordan Tabor, a graduate student in the NC State College of Textiles.