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[Display omitted] Applying a multi-modal sensing algorithm to a skin-like dual-channel self-powered sensor, which accurately detects real-time and continuous changes in pressure on the skin in response to variations in finger-applied force, while mitigating errors induced by temperature fluctuations. • A multimodal sensing algorithm compensating errors induced by temperature fluctuations. • Oxidation-stable metal-elastomer thermoelectric composite with a high pressure-sensitivity. • A self-powered sensor accurately detecting real-time continuous pressure changes. In the rapidly evolving field of electronic skins (e-skins), the development of self-powered sensors has emerged as a promising solution to providing continuous and reliable power sources for embedded sensors. This study introduces a novel approach that incorporates spike-shaped nickel (Ni) microparticles into a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) matrix, resulting in a thermoelectric material that functions as both an energy harvester and a pressure sensor, and a multimodal sensing algorithm designed to mitigate pressure sensing errors arising from temperature fluctuations in the thermoelectric self-powered pressure sensor. The Ni-SEBS composite, with a sensing mechanism that identifies changes in the Ni particle percolation state induced by compressive strain, exhibited a high sensitivity of 0.6234 kPa−1. Based on this composite, a dual-channel self-powered sensor was fabricated using the proposed algorithm and attached to the skin; the sensor successfully detected various forms of external pressure applied to the skin without errors due to temperature changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]