Stanford Seminar - Get in Touch: Tactile Perception for Human-Robot Systems

Explore the cutting-edge research on tactile perception in human-robot systems through this Stanford seminar featuring UCLA Professor Veronica Santos. Delve into the importance of touch in robotic systems, especially when vision is limited or unavailable. Learn about task-driven efforts to equip robots with tactile perception capabilities for human-robot interaction, remote work in harsh environments, and manipulation of deformable objects. Discover how real-time tactile perception and decision-making can advance semi-autonomous robot systems and reduce cognitive burden on human teleoperators. Gain insights into the potential of touch technology to enhance social connections, enable inclusion of marginalized groups, and create new opportunities for remote work involving social and physical interactions. The seminar covers topics such as human strategies for grasp and manipulation, biological mechanoreceptors, various tactile sensor technologies, haptic perception, and exciting future directions in robotics related to touch and social-physical interactions.

Introduction
Characterization of human strategies for grasp, manipulation, and haptic search
Biological mechanoreceptors
Microfluidic tactile sensor skins
Camera-based, elastomeric tactile sensors
Fluidic, multimodal tactile sensors
Haptic perception necessitates the abstraction of tactile sensor data generated by known actions.
Tactile perception of directionality
Tactile perception within granular media
Learning hard-to-code skills: Closing a ziplock bag
Preparations for reinforcement learning
Page flipping behaviors affect tactile sensor data
Exciting directions in robotics related to touch and social-physical interactions