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Autonomous Learning Haptic Intelligence News 24-02-2022 Fingerspitzengefühl für Roboter In dem Bestreben, den Tastsinn von Robotern zu verbessern, entwickeln Wissenschaftler:innen des Max-Planck-Instituts für Intelligente Systeme einen Sensor, der einem Daumen gleicht und im Inneren mit einer Kamera ausgestattet ist. Das Team trainiert ein tiefes neuronales Netz, um aus den Kamerabildern Informationen abzuleiten, wo und wie stark der Sensor berührt wird. Aus gefilmten Verformungen der flexiblen Außenhülle des Sensors generiert das neuronale Netz ein dreidimensionales Abbild der Kräfte, die auf den künstlichen Daumen einwirken. Die Erfindung verbessert die haptische Wahrnehmung von Roboterfingern erheblich und kommt dem Tastsinn der menschlichen Haut einen wesentlichen Schritt näher. Huanbo Sun Georg Martius Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Appointment 01-02-2022 Hojin Lee appointed Senior Researcher at ETRI in South Korea Hojin Lee
Haptic Intelligence News 17-01-2022 HI-Department featured in MaxPlanckForschung In its upcoming edition, the science magazine of the Max Planck Society features several of the research projects of the Haptic Intelligence Department. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker Rachael Burns Alexis Block
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Haptic Intelligence Award 23-11-2021 Katherine J. Kuchenbecker has been named an IEEE Fellow effective January 1, 2022, for contributions to interactive haptic systems and robotic touch perception Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Haptic Intelligence News 09-11-2021 Hyosang Lee wird Cyber Valley Forschungsgruppenleiter Der ehemalige PostDoc der Abteilung für Haptische Intelligenz begann seine Tätigkeit am 1. Oktober 2021 am Institut für Intelligente Sensoren der Universität Stuttgart. Hyosang Lee Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Appointment 01-10-2021 Hyosang Lee is a Cyber Valley Research Group Leader at the University of Stuttgart
Haptic Intelligence Award 22-07-2021 Ph.D. student Alexis E. Block is selected as a 2021 Computing Innovation Fellow (CIFellow) to support her postdoctoral research with Veronica Santos at UCLA in the USA Alexis Block
Haptic Intelligence Award 10-07-2021 Postdoc Yitian Shao receives a two-year Humboldt Research Fellowship to support his postdoctoral research in the HI Department Yitian Shao
Haptic Intelligence Award 09-07-2021 Ph.D. student Saekwang Nam and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker jointly win Honorable Mention for their IEEE Transactions on Haptics short paper at the 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference Saekwang Nam Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Haptic Intelligence Award 09-07-2021 Postdoc Yitian Shao wins the 2020 EuroHaptics Society prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of haptics; he earned his doctorate with Yon Visell at UCSB in the USA Yitian Shao
Haptic Intelligence Award 18-06-2021 Ph.D. student Rachael Bevill Burns wins Honorable Mention for Best Research Lightning Talk at the IMPRS-IS Boot Camp Rachael Burns
Haptic Intelligence Award 07-04-2021 Ph.D. students Alexis E. Block, Rachael Bevill Burns, and Mayumi Mohan are selected to participate in the Gordon Research Seminar on the Future of Robotics: Possibilities for Transforming Healthcare Alexis Block Rachael Burns Mayumi Mohan
Haptic Intelligence News 06-04-2021 Challenging the design of electrovibrations to generate a more realistic feel A user should feel realistic haptic feedback on a touchscreen embedded with electrovibration technology – independent of the number of fingers used, the movements made, or the pressure applied to the screen. Unfortunately, not even the most advanced touchscreen devices provide a realistic user experience – all images feel like glass. In the near future, a completely rethought design of the electrical signals causing the haptic sensation could close the gap between reality and fiction. In an experiment, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and Delft University of Technology laid the foundation for rethinking the design approach, generating more compelling tactile sensations on touchscreens, and improving the usability of mobile devices. Yasemin Vardar Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 11-03-2021 Ph.D. student Rachael Bevill Burns wins first place at the HRI 2021 Student Elevator Pitch Competition Rachael Burns
Haptic Intelligence Award 01-01-2021 Ph.D. student Rachael Bevill Burns is selected to participate in the HRI Pioneers 2021 Workshop Rachael Burns
Haptic Intelligence Award 29-11-2020 Ph.D. student Saekwang Nam receives a KIST Europe Scholarship Award from the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Germany Saekwang Nam
Haptic Intelligence News 08-10-2020 Die Abteilung für Haptische Intelligenz belebt die EuroHaptics 2020 Erfahrungen mit einer Hybrid-Konferenz während der COVID-19 Pandemie Direktorin Katherine J. Kuchenbecker und vierzehn weitere Mitglieder der Abteilung "Haptische Intelligenz" (HI) präsentierten zwölf laufende Forschungsprojekte während der EuroHaptics 2020, die zum allerersten Mal in gemischer Präsenzform abgehalten wurde. Die Veranstaltung fand vom 6. bis 9. September sowohl physisch als auch virtuell in Leiden, Niederlande, statt. Die EuroHaptics ist das wichtigste Europäische Treffen für Wissenschaftler*innen, die an haptischer Wahrnehmung und Technologie forschen. Gemeinsam präsentierte das HI-Team neun Poster über laufende Projekte (work-in-progress Poster) und drei interaktive Demonstrationen. Damit gewann es einen Preis und schaffte es bei einem weiteren Wettbewerb bis in die Endrunde. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker Hasti Seifi Yasemin Vardar Rachael Burns Saekwang Nam Hyosang Lee Neha Thomas Ravali Gourishetti Farimah Fazlollahi Maria Paola Forte David Gueorguiev Behnam Khojasteh Cara Nunez Gokhan Serhat Hojin Lee Eric Young
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Haptic Intelligence Appointment 01-10-2020 Hasti Seifi becomes Assistant Professor at University of Copenhagen
Haptic Intelligence Award 09-09-2020 Ph.D. student Saekwang Nam and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker jointly win the EuroHaptics 2020 Award for Best Poster Saekwang Nam Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Haptic Intelligence Appointment 01-09-2020 Ad Spiers becomes Lecturer at Imperial College London
Haptic Intelligence Appointment 01-09-2020 Yasemin Vardar wird Assistenzprofessorin an der TU Delft
Haptic Intelligence News 27-08-2020 Drei Forscher/innen des MPI-IS in Stuttgart nehmen Berufungen an renommierte Universitäten in ganz Europa an Die Wissenschaftler/innen in Katherine Kuchenbeckers Abteilung für Haptische Intelligenz sehen das MPI-IS als wertvolles Sprungbrett für den nächsten Schritt in ihrer akademischen Laufbahn Hasti Seifi, Ad Spiers und Yasemin Vardar werden ihre neuen Posten im kommenden Monat antreten. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker Hasti Seifi Adam Spiers Yasemin Vardar Valerie Callaghan
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Haptic Intelligence Award 14-06-2020 Senior Research Scientist Ad Spiers receives an Outstanding Reviewer Award from the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Adam Spiers
Haptic Intelligence News 06-06-2020 Debatte über die Zukunft der Robotik auf der ICRA: Katherine J. Kuchenbecker plädiert für virtuelle Konferenzen Die virtuelle Debatte fand auf der 2020 International Conference on Robotics and Automation statt Während einer 90-minütigen Debatte diskutierten führende Wissenschaftler*innen auf dem Gebiet der Robotik das Für und Wider großer internationaler Konferenzen. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker Valerie Callaghan
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Haptic Intelligence Appointment 01-01-2020 David Gueorguiev becomes CNRS Researcher in Paris
Haptic Intelligence Award 26-11-2019 Postdocs David Gueorguiev and Hasti Seifi win a 9,500 USD grant from the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society to create a hands-on, standalone teaching module on haptic devices David Gueorguiev Hasti Seifi
Haptic Intelligence Award 04-11-2019 Research Scientist Hyosang Lee, visiting Ph.D. student Kyungseo Park, Prof. Jung Kim of KAIST, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker jointly win the Best Poster Award at the 2019 IROS ROBOTAC workshop Hyosang Lee Kyungseo Park Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Haptic Intelligence News 29-10-2019 Vibrant research environment creates pulling force Many students from around the world choose the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems for research stays abroad. The Haptic Intelligence Department is currently hosting several promising young researchers. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 11-10-2019 Ph.D. student Rachael Bevill Burns wins Second Place for Best Research Lightning Talk at the IMPRS-IS Boot Camp Rachael Burns
Haptic Intelligence Award 01-10-2019 Stanford Ph.D. student Cara Nunez receives a ten-month DAAD scholarship to do research with the HI Department as a visiting Ph.D. student Cara Nunez
Haptic Intelligence Award 15-08-2019 JHU Ph.D. student Neha Thomas receives a ten-month Fulbright grant to do research with the HI Department as a visiting Ph.D. student Neha Thomas
Haptic Intelligence Award 15-07-2019 Korea University Ph.D. students Jeong-Hyun Cho and Young-Eun Lee each receive a six-month grant to do research with the HI Department as a visiting Ph.D. student Jeong-Hyun Cho Young-Eun Lee
Haptic Intelligence Award 12-07-2019 Postdoc Yasemin Vardar wins the 2018 EuroHaptics Society prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of haptics; she earned her doctorate with Cagatay Basdogan at Koc University in Turkey Yasemin Vardar
Haptic Intelligence News 12-07-2019 Yasemin Vardar wins the 2018 EuroHaptics Society Best Ph.D. Thesis Award She received the prize at the IEEE World Haptics Conference in Tokyo, Japan, on July 12, 2019 Yasemin Vardar Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 25-06-2019 Ph.D. students Alexis E. Block and Maria-Paola Forte win ROSCon 2019 diversity scholarships Alexis Block
Haptic Intelligence News 04-06-2019 Alexis Block is teaching robots to give good hugs Scientist working in the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems receives great media feedback on her research Alexis Block Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 18-12-2018 Ph.D. student Mayumi Mohan is selected to participate in the HRI Pioneers 2019 Workshop Mayumi Mohan
Haptic Intelligence Award 29-11-2018 Ph.D. student Alexis E. Block wins a 2,500 USD research grant from the IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics Alexis Block
Haptic Intelligence Award 23-10-2018 Postdoc Yasemin Vardar is selected to participate in the MPG's Sign up! career-building program Yasemin Vardar
Haptic Intelligence News 15-06-2018 Hasti Seifi wins EuroHaptics Society prize for best Ph.D. thesis Dr. Hasti Seifi is the winner of the 2017 EuroHaptics Society award for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of haptics. While Ms. Seifi is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart, the award honors research she conducted at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, where she completed her doctorate in Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Karon E. MacLean. Hasti Seifi Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 15-06-2018 Postdoc Hasti Seifi wins the 2017 EuroHaptics Society prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of haptics; she earned her doctorate with Karon MacLean at UBC in Canada Hasti Seifi
Haptic Intelligence News 23-05-2018 Brent Gillespie receives Humboldt Research Award The award will allow the visiting professor in the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart to extend his stay in Germany. Brent Gillespie Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 01-05-2018 Visiting Professor Brent Gillespie receives a Humbold Research Award Brent Gillespie
Haptic Intelligence Award 21-04-2018 Postdoc Hyosang Lee is selected to participate in the RSS Pioneers 2018 Workshop Hyosang Lee
Haptic Intelligence News 16-04-2018 Hyosang Lee receives fellowship from South Korean Government Another prestigious fellowship for one of the Postdocs of the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Hyosang Lee Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 16-04-2018 Postdoc Hyosang Lee receives a fellowship from the South Korean National Research Foundation to support his postdoctoral research in the HI Department Hyosang Lee
Haptic Intelligence Award 01-04-2018 Postdoc Hasti Seifi receives a two-year fellowship from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada to support her postdoctoral research in the HI Department Hasti Seifi
Haptic Intelligence News 27-03-2018 Katherine J. Kuchenbecker at the IEEE Haptics Symposium 2018 The Director of the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems leads the team that is organizing this vibrant forum for haptics researchers. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Haptic Intelligence Award 05-03-2018 Alexis E. Block is elected as co-general chair of the HRI Pioneers 2019 Workshop Alexis Block
Haptic Intelligence Award 05-03-2018 Rachael L'Orsa receives a four-month DAAD scholarship to visit the HI Department Rachael Lorsa