Gabriel Baud-Bovy
Haptics Neuroscience & Robotics Unit
baud-bovy.gabriel@hsr.it
Current research activities of the Unit are centred on the study of the sensory-motor processes involved in fine human motor skills and the dexterous manipulation of objects. More specifically, the researches are aimed at understanding the sensorimotor and perceptual functions of the hand, as well as the physiological processes involved in these functions. To address the problems raised by the functional versatility and mechanical complexity of the hand, the unit is using a combination of behavioural, physiological and robotic techniques. In this context, haptics refers to the tactile and kinaesthetic afferents occurring during the active exploration of objects, as well as to a new robotic technology - the haptic interface - that allows one to control mechanical interactions between the subject and the environment.
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