Haptic Feedback

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Haptic feedback studies how devices can communicate contact, force, texture, stiffness, and guidance through the skin or through motion-resisting interfaces. Approaches include wearable vibration, pneumatic and electrostatic displays, force-feedback exoskeletons, and control methods that keep simulated or remote interactions stable and responsive. Applications span virtual reality, robotic teleoperation, surgery, rehabilitation, assistive devices, and tactile input for robot learning. A central challenge is balancing perceptual realism and useful spatial detail with device comfort, cost, latency, safety, and reliable performance across users and tasks.

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  1. Perceptual Comparisons of Viscoelastic Renderings: Fractional- vs Integer-Order Models

    Oct 15, 2026Gorkem Gemalmaz, Harun Tolasa, Volkan PatogluHaptic Feedback

    Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkiye.

  2. TacGELLO: Tactile Contact Feedback for a 3D-Printed Teleoperation Leader

    Oct 4, 2026Younsoo Kim, Sangmin Song, Sarath Kodagoda +2Tactile SensingRobot Teleoperation

    University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia · Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia

  3. Now You Feel It, Now You See Me: Digital-Twin-based Teleoperation Interface for Dexterous Manipulation

    Oct 4, 2026Youngchan Shim, Kyutae Lee, JooYun Kim +3Robot TeleoperationHaptic Feedback

    Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, DGIST, Daegu, Korea · Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

  4. HapticWorld: an Interactive World Simulator with Real-time Torque Feedback

    Sep 25, 2026Shaoting Peng, Litian Liang, Yixuan Wang +4Haptic FeedbackWorld Models for Robotics

    Ant Group · Coordinated Science Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · NVIDIA +1

  5. Frequency-Modulated Piezoelectric Haptic Display

    Sep 24, 2026Boyuan Liang, Lingfeng Sun, Masayoshi TomizukaHaptic Feedback

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

  6. Visible Touch: Rendering Contact for Visuomotor Policies

    Sep 12, 2026Metin Alp Dogan, Edward Sun, Feng Xu +4Visuomotor Policy LearningTactile Sensing for Robotic Manipulation

    University of California, Los Angeles

  7. CARLAverse: A Highly Modular, Distributed, and Multimodal Framework for Human-in-the-Loop Simulation

    Sep 10, 2026Patrick Rebling, Philipp Nenninger, Reiner KriestenHaptic FeedbackAutonomous Driving Simulation

    Institute of Energy Efficient Mobility Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

  8. Scene Graph-Driven Haptic Feedback for Safety Enhancement in Robotic Ophthalmic Surgery via Physically Simulated iOCT

    Sep 7, 2026Danial Arbabi, Korab Hoxha, Angelo Henriques +2Haptic FeedbackScene Graphs

    School of Medicine and Health, Department of Ophthalmology, TUM University Hospital, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany · Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany · Chair of Ergonomics, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany +1

  9. TacPAC: Tactile Prediction and Real-Time Action Correction in World-Action Models for Contact-Rich Manipulation

    Sep 4, 2026Zipei Ma, Xiaofei Wei, Junzhe Jiang +2Contact-Rich Robotic ManipulationHaptic Feedback

    School of Data Science, Fudan University · Shanghai Innovation Institute · NeoteAI

  10. HaptiNet: Networked Haptic Robots Enable Physical Co-presence in Geographically-Unconstrained Rehabilitation

    Sep 4, 2026Chenyang Sun, Mingjie Dong, Haodong Deng +18Assistive RoboticsHealthcare

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China. · School of Biomedical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China. · Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced-Manufacturing Technology, College of Mechanical-&Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China. +9

  11. A Wearable Pneumatic Device for Continuous, Closed-Loop, Bidirectional Tactile Interaction

    Sep 1, 2026Cosima du Pasquier, Aliyah Smith, Serin Huber +5Tactile SensingRobot Teleoperation

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

  12. System Identification of Admittance Models for Large Real-World Objects

    Aug 30, 2026Nathan I. Baum, Nathaniel G. Luttmer, Mark A. MinorNonlinear System IdentificationHaptic Feedback

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

  13. Remote Surfaces at Your Fingertips: Electrovibration-Based Tactile Feedback for Robot Teleoperation via Touchscreen Interfaces

    Aug 22, 2026Alperen Kenan, Juan José García Cárdenas, Adriana Tapus +2Haptic Feedback for Robot TeleoperationRobot Teleoperation

    Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom · Computer Science and System Engineering Department (U2IS), Autonomous Systems and Robotics Lab, ENSTA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Paris, France · Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten, Germany

  14. Safety-Critical Bilateral Teleoperation for Omnidirectional Aerial Manipulation Using Force-Sensorless Haptic Feedback

    Aug 22, 2026Yubin Kim, Jinwoo Lee, Yongjun You +2Robot TeleoperationAerial Manipulation

    Department of Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea · Department of Aerospace Engineering, Automation and System Research Institute (ASRI), and Institute of Advanced Aerospace Technology (IAAT), Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea · Automation and System Research Institute (ASRI), Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

  15. Pneumatic Units for Logic-based Sequential Excitation (PULSE) in Wearable Haptic Devices

    Aug 20, 2026Jessica Healey, Anoush Sepehri, Michael T. Tolley +1Pneumatic ActuationSoft Pneumatic Actuators

    University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093, USA

  16. Magnetically Self-Sealed MR Haptic Actuator With PWM-Based Excitation and High-Fidelity Torque Control

    Aug 20, 2026Dong Qiang, Tian Yuan, Song Yang +5Haptic FeedbackFeedback Control

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K. · School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

  17. The Missing Touch: Spatially Distributed Tactile Feedback Brings Teleoperation Closer to Human Dexterity

    Aug 19, 2026Rohan Kota, Gregory Reardon, J. Edward ColgateRobot TeleoperationHaptic Feedback for Robot Teleoperation

    Center for Robotics and Biosystems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

  18. ViHaTeleop: A Low-Cost, Lightweight Visual-Haptic Teleoperation System for Dexterous Manipulation Learning

    Aug 17, 2026Fucai Zhu, Yanhou Lai, Paul Maestre +1Robot TeleoperationHaptic Feedback for Robot Teleoperation

    Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

  19. High-Bandwidth Biomimetic Finger for Tactile-Transparent Remote Texture Sensing

    Aug 13, 2026Shuang Yang, Fuyuan Liu, Yitian ShaoTactile SensingHaptic Feedback

    School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China. · State Key Laboratory of Smart Farm Technologies and Systems, Harbin 150006, China.

  20. Koopman Representation of Nonlinear Virtual Environments in Kinesthetic Haptic Systems

    Aug 11, 2026Yanting Zhou, Jozsef Kövecses, James Richard ForbesHaptic FeedbackFeedback Control

  21. Elbow Angle Guidance System Based on Surface Haptic Sensations Elicited by Lightweight Wearable Fabric Actuator

    Aug 11, 2026Kenta Yokoe, Tadayoshi Aoyama, Yuki Funabora +2Haptic Feedback

    Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan · Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan

  22. Intuitive Directional Sense Presentation to the Torso Using McKibben-Based Surface Haptic Sensation in Immersive Space

    Aug 10, 2026Kenta Yokoe, Tadayoshi Aoyama, Yuki Funabora +2Mixed RealityHaptic Feedback

    Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan · Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan · Center for One Medicine Innovative Translational Research, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan +1

  23. Intuitive Hand Positional Guidance Using McKibben-Based Surface Tactile Sensations to Shoulder and Elbow

    Aug 10, 2026Kenta Yokoe, Yuki Funabora, Tadayoshi AoyamaHaptic FeedbackSoft Pneumatic Actuators

    Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan · Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, 102-0083, Japan · Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan +2

  24. Immersive Micromanipulation Integrating Pipette and Injector Operations with McKibben-Based Haptic Sensations for Workload Reduction

    Aug 10, 2026Kenta Yokoe, Sumiwa Saito, Yuki Funabora +2Haptic Feedback

    Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan · Department of Micro–Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan · Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan +1

  25. A Wearable Stiffness-Rendering Haptic Device with a Honeycomb Jamming Mechanism for Bilateral Teleoperation

    Aug 4, 2026Thomas M. Kwok, Bohan Zhang, Wai Tuck ChowRobot TeleoperationHaptic Feedback

    School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore

  26. Semantic Haptic Feedback Enhances Dexterous Robotic Teleoperation

    Aug 3, 2026Bingjian Huang, Sahar Aseeri, Jonas Schmidtler +9Robot TeleoperationHaptic Feedback

  27. VSTaI: Design and Characterization of Variable-Stiffness Tactile Interfaces Based on 3D-Printed Structured Fabrics

    Jul 31, 2026Yiting Mo, Xinyuan Mao, Jashan Preet Singh +1Haptic Feedback

    Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore · College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore · Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore +1

  28. Learning Personalized Safety Interventions for Haptic Human-Robot Shared Control

    Jul 21, 2026Dawei Zhang, Roberto TronRobotic ControlHaptic Feedback

    Division of Systems Engineering, Boston University, 110 Cummington Mall, Boston, 02215, MA, USA.

  29. CASAband: Easy-to-Wear Textile Wristband using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Spatial and Temporal Haptic Feedback

    Jul 17, 2026Baekgyeom Kim, Anoush Sepehri, Jessica Healey +4Haptic Feedback

    Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si, 27469, South Korea · University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093, USA · Ajou University, Suwon-si, 16499, South Korea +1

  30. A 3DGS-Driven Dynamic Viewpoint and Vibrotactile Framework for Subsea Teleoperation Validated via fNIRS

    Jul 10, 2026Fang Xu, Tianyu Zhou, Ruitong Tian +2Robot TeleoperationHaptic Feedback

    Informatics, Cobots and Intelligent Construction (ICIC) lab, Dept. of Civil and Costal Engineering, Weil Hall 360, University of Florida · RoboPI Lab, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida · Informatics, Cobots and Intelligent Construction (ICIC) Lab, Dept. of Civil and Costal Engineering, 460F Weil Hall, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611