Touch-based user interface developer UltraSense secured the cash in a Robert Bosch-led round with contributions from Asahi Kasei and Sony.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), the corporate venturing arm of industrial product manufacturer Robert Bosch, co-led a $20m series B round for US-based interface technology developer UltraSense Systems yesterday.

Venture capital firm Artiman Ventures co-led the round, which included Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, a vehicle for consumer electronics firm Sony, as well as chemicals and materials producer Asahi Kasei, Hui Capital and Abies Ventures.

UltraSense is developing a sensor that will be able to be implanted into materials in…