How to make a DIY flex sensor for VR gloves with velostat and copper foil
Channel: TwidgeVR
Date: 2021-07-02

This is a guide on how to make a flex sensor using velostat conductive plastic, copper foil, and laminate sheets.  This creates a very robust bend or pressure sensor which I'm using for my DIY VR finger tracking glove.

The glove is based on the design by Lucas from LucidVR, you can find more information about his awesome project here:  https://youtube.com/c/LucasVRTech

Come join the LucidVR Tech Server!
https://discord.gg/PFtRGfc2ev

The supplies I used to build the glove are:
- 1/4" copper foil tape
- Photo pouch laminate sheets 4"x6"
- Velostat sheets from adafruit (correction from the video, the cost is $4.95 per sheet, but one sheet can make 20-30 bend sensors):
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1361

STL for the guide nodes is here:
https://github.com/edencomputing/bend_sensor_guide_node