University of Texas at Austin Human Centered Robotics Lab

Overview

University of Texas at Austin Human Centered Robotics Lab develops human-robot interaction interfaces, dexterous teleoperation with haptic wearables, manipulation systems for fragile objects, and robotics learning methods.

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