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Medical Robotics

The REACH lab develops novel mechanisms, control topologies, and modeling techniques for surgical robots.

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Haptics

The REACH lab designs high-performance and physically safe kinesthetic haptic interfaces.

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Physical HRI

The REACH lab develops systems for effective and safe human-robot interaction.

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ROBOTICS ENGINEERING, APPLIED CONTROL AND HAPTICS LAB

The Robotics Engineering, Applied Control and Haptics Lab, located at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, is focused on the investigation of a wide range of human-centered robotics topics including medical robotics, manufacturing, and haptics. Our projects are collaborative in nature and involve researchers from a broad set of disciplines, including the departments of computer science, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering and various departments in the UW-Madison medical school. In addition, many of our projects include collaboration with local and national companies.

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