Industrial automation heavily relies on force sensors. Different applications require different kinds of force sensors in terms of their specification and the number of the axis being sensed. A comprehensive method, from structure to the internal data acquisition board that could build any customized force sensor, is being presented in this thesis. Optimization process to get the most sensitive force sensor with a wide range of specifications. Strain gauges are configured with the revolutionary arrangement to get maximum accuracy and minimum interference error. An integrated data acquisition board essential to condition the signals also present excellent performance. The three-axis and six-axis force sensors are tested and show significant improvement. The results show a measurement error of 0.78%, and the most significant interference error is 1.61% for the three-axis. The six-axis force sensor shows a maximum measurement error of 1.46% and a maximum interference error of 0.59%.

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