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Posts: #hri
Conference recaps, project write-ups, and the stories behind the papers.
Giving a Humanoid Robot a Pulse and Breath: Haptic Cues for Emotion and Calm
A soft silicone lung and heart on a Meka M3 raised emotion recognition from 0.33 to 0.49 and guided anxiety-lowering breathing. What worked, what did not.
Reading a Human Hand from One Grasp with a 90-Taxel Robot Skin
How a soft 90-sensor tactile glove on a humanoid hand estimates a person's hand size with 96% accuracy, and why grasp strength is harder.
Steering a Robot by Touch: What 12 First-Time Users Taught Us About Tactile Guidance
A user study on TOMM at ICS, TUM, comparing robot skin and a joystick to drive a dual-arm mobile manipulator, now under review.
Beyond Words 2: Organizing the Touch Workshop at ICSR 2026
A recap of the second Beyond Words workshop on the role of touch in social robotics at ICSR 2026, with its program, recurring themes and open questions.
ICRA 2026: Contributing Factors in Human–Robot Handshake
What makes a robot's handshake feel natural and comfortable? A summary of our ICRA 2026 study on compliance, grip force, and synchrony.
Featured by ENSTA: A Touch of Feeling in Robotics
ENSTA profiles my PhD on robot touch: silicone skin for humanoid hands, a robot that breathes, and why touch matters for robot companions.
Starting My PhD at ENSTA: Touch for Robotics
I have started a PhD on touch for robotics at U2IS, ENSTA, under Prof. Adriana Tapus. This post covers the path that led here and the plan for the thesis.