TecGihan Force Sensor Amplifier for Robot Now Supports ROS 2

[y-yosuke]

I would like to share that Tokyo Opensource Robotics Kyokai Association (TORK) has supported the development and release of the ROS 2 / Linux driver software for the DMA-03 for Robot, a force sensor amplifier manufactured by TecGihan Co., Ltd.

• GitHub – tecgihan_driver
  • GitHub - tecgihan/tecgihan_driver: This package contains softwares for Tec Gihan Co.,Ltd. sensor amplifiers running with Linux and ROS.

The DMA-03 for Robot is a real-time output version of the DMA-03, a compact 3-channel strain gauge amplifier, adapted for robotic applications.

• TecGihan Website (English)
  • Tec Gihan Co.,Ltd.
  • DMA-03 Product Page (Japanese)
  • Force sensors (load cells)
    • USL06-H5 Series: Compact 3-axis Force Sensors
    • USL08-H6 Series: Compact 3-axis Force Sensors
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As of July 2025, tecgihan_driver supports the following Linux / ROS environments:

• Ubuntu 22.04 + ROS 2 Humble
• Ubuntu 24.04 + ROS 2 Jazzy

A bilingual (Japanese/English) README with detailed usage instructions is available on the GitHub repository:

• GitHub - tecgihan/tecgihan_driver: This package contains softwares for Tec Gihan Co.,Ltd. sensor amplifiers running with Linux and ROS.

If you have any questions or need support, feel free to open an issue on the repository.

–
Yosuke Yamamoto
Tokyo Opensource Robotics Kyokai Association