{
  "id": 9092149,
  "title": "TacnIQ.ai raises US$1.5M to teach machines the language of touch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/tacniq-ai-raises-us-1-5m-to-teach-machines-the-language-of-touch",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:31:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "e27",
    "slug": "e27",
    "url": "https://e27.co/tacniq-ai-raises-us1-5m-to-teach-machines-the-language-of-touch-20260922/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For all the recent progress in artificial intelligence, most machines still struggle with something humans learn as children: touch. A worker can feel when a box is slipping, when a surface is unstable, or when a repeated movement is putting strain on the body. Robots and automated systems, by contrast, often rely heavily on cameras, […] The post TacnIQ.ai raises US$1.5M to teach machines the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "SG physical AI startup TacnIQ.ai raises $1.5m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sg-physical-ai-startup-tacniq-ai-raises-1-5m",
        "published": "2026-09-22T05:02:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}