Upper limb amputation severely impairs tactile perception, limiting daily activities. Developing a near‐natural replacement with prosthetic devices requires improving user sensory experiences during object interactions. The ideal upper limb prosthesis should provide real‐time sensory feedback, mirroring natural experiences. Current prostheses struggle with providing adequate tactile feedback due to sensory limitations. Inspired by the sensory properties of skin, we present a micro‐fabricated, multiplexed electronic skin (e‐skin) with actuators for sensory feedback in upper limb amputation. The piezoelectric‐capacitive sensor array detects static pressure, temperature, vibration, and texture, with integrated actuators stimulating the skin to provide real‐time feedback. The sensors integrate with actuators via readout electronics, making the system standalone and easy to use. The flexible, compact sensor array design (two pixels within a 1 cm² footprint) detects a wide range of pressure (0.5–10 kPa), temperature (22–60 °C), vibration (35–100 Hz), and texture (2.5–45 Hz), suitable for daily use. The e‐skin, attached to a prosthetic finger, is tested for feasibility on human volunteers with wrist‐mounted actuators. Statistics are used to quantitatively assess system performance. The integration of multiplexed sensors and actuators enhances tactile feedback, improving the quality of life for people with upper limb amputations.

Soft mechanical inductive sensors are emerging as a promising solution for advanced robotics, healthcare, and wearable devices, offering high precision, adaptability, and environmental robustness. These sensors leverage coil-based designs to achieve resilience against temperature variations, humidity, and mechanical wear, making them suitable for long-term operation in challenging environments. Existing reviews tend to focus on a single aspect of coil-based inductive sensors, thereby lacking a comprehensive, unified analysis of the field. This review addresses this gap by analyzing recent developments in soft mechanical inductive sensors, from theoretical concepts and practical design to their use cases. The review focuses on the working principles, design strategies, fabrication techniques, electronic interfaces, and, finally, the applications of coil-based soft mechanical inductive sensors. Key applications in soft robotics, prosthetics, and haptic devices are examined, highlighting the transformative potential of these sensors across diverse domains. Finally, the review discusses critical challenges, including sensitivity optimization, durability, and environmental interference, and outlines future directions to further advance this promising technology.

Soft mechanical inductive (SMI) sensors are emerging as a promising solution for advanced robotics, healthcare, and wearable devices, offering high precision, adaptability, and environmental robustness. These sensors leverage coil-based designs to achieve resilience against temperature variations, humidity, and mechanical wear, making them suitable for long-term operation in challenging environments. Existing reviews tend to focus narrowly on specific applications of coil-based inductive sensors, such as soft-robotic tactile sensing or biomedical devices, without systematically comparing design methodologies, fabrication techniques, or broader use cases, thereby lacking a unified perspective on the field. This review addresses this gap by analyzing recent developments in SMI sensors from theoretical concepts and practical design to their use cases. The review focuses on the working principles, design strategies, fabrication techniques, electronic interfaces, and, finally, the applications of coil-based SMI sensors. Key applications in soft robotics, prosthetics, and haptic devices are examined, highlighting the transformative potential of these sensors across diverse domains. Finally, the review discusses critical challenges, including sensitivity optimization, durability, and environmental interference, and outlines future directions to further advance this promising technology.