The picture above is a tap tile sensor that we’ve been working on for a while now. Jesse has been working on the options for finishing it with some sort of protective black enamel. One of the nice things about our tap tile (that I haven’t seen in others’ tiles) is that the sensor is internal to the tile. That means you can flip it over and it looks, and works, the same way. It also means that the sensor is completely protected.

A picture below shows the tap tile from above opened up. The edges are spaced with two strips of cork, between which a track of really strong glue is laid to bind the two sides together. The pressure sensor runs down the middle with a strip of 3M bumpon bound to it. This brings the sensor into contact with the other piece of wood.

We are looking to begin shipping the tiles in about two weeks.