Wearable tactile feedback device

Our lab focuses on the fingertip, one of the most tactilely sensitive regions of the human body. To deliver realistic haptic feedback, we develop compact wearable haptic devices by exploring new tactile actuators and studying human perception.

Wearable tactile sensing system

Our lab also focuses on developing tactile sensing systems that can measure contact forces without obstructing the fingerpad. Using these techniques, we can capture contact information during a wide range of manipulation tasks and use it to teach robots dexterous manipulation.

Teleoperation system

Our research aims to build dexterous teleoperation systems. By integrating our research areas, we are developing a complete teleoperation platform. In particular, we focus on bi-directional teleoperation system to enable precise manipulation.

Soft robot hands

We build various soft robot hand including micro gripper and manipulation robots, that can be used in various applications such as surgical robots by combining a compact soft actuator and robotic linkages made of flexure structures.