What Is Intuitive Haptic Control and Why Do You Need It?

While robots enable this critical degree of protection, many robotic systems do not offer a sufficient degree of precision, leveraging only basic joysticks or controllers that resemble gamepads. The main challenge these types of simple controllers present is that they do not provide any means of physical feedback to allow the operator to experience what the robot is interacting with. The robot can therefore prove difficult to manipulate and manoeuvre, leading to increased task completion time, greater number of errors, and a whole lot of frustrated operators. We compare this sensation to having numb fingers in winter and trying to tie your shoes. Without being able to feel what you're doing, a lot of guesswork is often required, meaning a large reliance on mental mapping just to get the job done. This creates a massive strain on already stretched resources.

Haptics and Intuitive Control Changes the Game

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