Li-sensor tsa khatello, e le karolo ea bohlokoa ho liindasteri tsa sejoale-joale le lisebelisoa tse bohlale, li bapala karolo ea bohlokoahali. E ka lemoha ka nepo le ho fetola lets'oao la khatello ea ntho e lekantsoeng hore e be lets'oao la motlakase le ka lekanyetsoang le ho fetisoa, e le ho fihlela tlhahlobo ea nako ea nnete le taolo ea liphetoho tsa khatello. Ebang ke ho lekola boemo ba ts'ebetso ea lisebelisoa moleng oa tlhahiso ea indasteri kapa ho beha leihlo liphetoho tsa khatello ea mali ea motho lisebelisoa tsa bongaka, li-sensor tsa khatello li phetha karolo ea bohlokoa.

Molao-motheo oa eona oa ho sebetsa o itšetlehile ka mekhoa e sa tšoaneng ea 'mele e kang piezoresistive effect, piezoelectric effect kapa capacitance change,' me e bonahatsa khatello ka liphetoho tse nyenyane tsa mohaho kapa liphetoho tsa thepa ea thepa. Ho nepahala ho phahameng, botsitso bo phahameng, karabelo e potlakileng le ho ikamahanya le maemo a tikoloho ke litšobotsi tse ka sehloohong tsa li-sensor tsa mehleng ea kajeno tsa khatello. Ka nts'etsopele e potlakileng ea mahlale a joalo ka Marang-rang a Lintho le data e kholo, li-sensor tsa khatello butle-butle li kopantsoe le maemo a fapaneng a ts'ebeliso, li thusa ho fihlela tlhahiso le bophelo bo bohlale le bo ikemetseng, le ho kenya letsoho tsoelopeleng ea mahlale le thekenoloji le nts'etsopele ea sechaba.