Method for applying plastic coating to sensorized item, involves assembling sensorized item, die and shell to form casting chamber, such that first wall of casting chamber formed by surface provided with array of sensors of item

NOVELTY - The method involves assembling a group made of item (10) and positioning structures into a multi-portion casting shell. A die is assembled with casting shell. A silicone material in a non solid state is casted into shell. The sensorized item, die and shell in the assembled configuration, form a casting chamber, with a first wall of casting chamber being formed by a surface provided with an array of sensors (21) of item, and a second wall, opposite to said first wall, being formed by a shaped surface provided with a recessed and/or relief pattern of die. USE - Method for applying plastic coating to sensorized item, for producing artificial fingerprint on artificial finger having array of tactile sensors. ADVANTAGE - A method and device for producing a plastic coating in particular a silicon coating, made by two overlaying layers on a rigid sensorized item, in a simple and cheap way is achieved. A silicone coating comprising an artificial fingerprint on a fingertip of an artificial finger having an array of tactile sensors is provided. The sensorized item is a fingertip of an artificial finger which is provided with micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)-based tactile sensor array, and a casting die for realizing an outer layer of the coating is shaped in such a way that the pattern reproduces a fingerprint. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a casting device for applying a plastic coating to a sensorized item. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the fingertip with an array of tactile sensors. Sensorized item (10) Tactile sensor (20) Array of sensors (21) Power electronics (22)