CHARM Lab

CHARM Lab

The CHARM Lab develops safe and intuitive haptic interfaces for enhanced physical connection in remote and virtual interaction. We couple users with teleoperation tasks, increase perceptual realism in virtual environments, and deliver intuitive robotic manipulation via soft, safe, deformable mechanisms. Our solutions assist doctors in robot-assisted surgery, students in extended-realism simulations, disaster recovery specialists in assessment/situation handling, and the disabled for richer life experiences.