Tactile Physiology

• Study of tactile inputs from low-threshold cutaneous mechanoreceptors (in the rat paw and human finger/hand).
• Investigating whether friction-related skin deformation during object handling is responsible for informing us of object slip / security of grasp.

Tactile Sensors

• Development and miniaturisation of tactile sensing technology for robotic and prosthetic systems

Intelligent Manipulation

• Exploring how artificial physical intelligence can be revolutionised by using visual and tactile inputs.

Human Movement Analysis

• The use of specialised instrumented objects to investigate the forces and torques influencing human object manipulation and gripping.

Connected Health

• Exploring how wearable sensors and measurement of physiological signals contribute to monitoring human movement and facilitate predictive modeling of health events in the home.