Robot Perception Lab

Research

Tactile Sensor Design

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Robotic Manipulation

Many fine and dexterous manipulation tasks at which humans excel rely heavily on tactile and haptic sensing.

Perception

Tactile perception involves understanding through physical interaction. It enables robots to interpret physical properties such as hardness and smoothness, as well as geometrical features like texture and shape.

Visual-tactile Synthesis and Generation

Vision provides global information about an object’s appearance and geometry, whereas touch captures fine-grained details of texture and material properties.

Human-robot Interaction

Human-robot interaction has a goal of making robots intuitive and user-friendly. When robots are designed to interact in ways that mirror human behavior it reduces the learning curve.

Simulation

Simulation is widely used for studying and executing various manipulation tasks, yet accurately simulating tactile sensors remains a significant challenge.