2026/04/13 by Easa AliAbbasi, Dennis Wittchen, Yinan Li +10 · 1 voice
Engineering · Neuroscience · #Teleoperation and Haptic Systems #Tactile and Sensory Interactions #Robot Manipulation and Learning
paper · doi:10.1145/3772363.3778763
openalex publication_date 2026/04/13 · openalex created_date 2026/04/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
AI has transformed methods and knowledge across many domains. However, the intersection of AI and haptics remains underexplored. While modern AI techniques – fueled by machine learning and using powerful techniques such as generative modeling and reinforcement learning – offer powerful opportunities for advancing haptic design, insights from haptics research, such as perception modeling and adaptive interaction - grounded in human touch, embodiment, and multisensory integration — can also play a critical role in shaping more human-centered AI systems. This workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary community of researchers from HCI, haptics, AI, robotics, and design to (1) identify pressing questions in haptics that could benefit from AI approaches and (2) highlight ways in which haptic knowledge can support the development of embodied and context-aware AI. Through position papers and paper presentations, we will map key challenges, exchange methods, and explore new research directions that connect the two fields. By framing haptics and AI as mutually reinforcing, the workshop aims to build a shared research agenda and foster collaborations that advance both the science of touch and the design of intelligent interactive systems.