Haptics Lab.

Haptics Lab. at Kyoto Institute of Technology researches haptic interface technology connecting humans, robots, and VR, human tactile perception mechanisms, haptic design methods, and teleoperation support technology.
We are widely recruiting students in various fields from inside and outside of the university, Japan and overseas! Please feel free to contact us!

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  • 2026/2/13

    We are accepting students for the graduate school recommendation entrance examination (application period: May 21(Thu.)-May 27(Wed.), 2026). As an independent department without a faculty, we are accepting applications from both inside and outside of the university.
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2026/2/9

    A study investigating the effects of multimodal feedback (vibration, force, auditory, and visual feedback) in robot teleoperated connector assembly was accepted in MDPI Robotics.
    Kaoru Ohno, Hikaru Nagano, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji:
    Beyond Visual and Force Feedback: Role of Vibrotactile and Auditory Cues in Robot Teleoperated Assembly

    MDPI Robotics
  • 2026/1/26

    We received the Excellent Presentation Award at The 26th SICE System Integration Division Conference (SI2025).
    Presentation title: "A Constructivist Understanding of Embodied Tactile Perception: Effects of Robot Joint Degrees of Freedom on Material Discrimination."

  • 2025/12/13

    We gave research presentations at The 26th SICE System Integration Division Conference (SI2025) in Hiroshima.

  • 2025/11/6

    Prof. Nagano gave a research presentation at the 35th Workshop of the Special Interest Group for Haptics, Virtual Reality Society of Japan, in Kyoto.

  • 2025/10/1

    One M1 student joined KIT Haptics Lab.

  • 2025/8/4

    We are now accepting students for the second term of the graduate school general entrance examination (application period: Sep. 9(Tue.) – Sep. 16(Tue.), 2025; examination date: Oct. 11(Sat.)).
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2025/6/9

    We gave a research presentation at the Robotics Mechatronics Conference of JSME 2025 in Yamagata.

  • 2025/5/23

    We are now accepting applications for the first term of the graduate school general entrance examination (application period: June 19(Thu.) – June 26(Thu.), 2025; examination date: Aug. 20(Wed.), 2025).
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2025/5/23

    Selected for the Tateisi Science and Technology Promotion Foundation Research Grant (A).

  • 2025/4/2

    We are accepting students for the graduate school recommendation entrance examination (application period: May 7(Wed.) – May 13(Tue.), 2025; examination date: May 31(Sat.)).
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2025/4/1

    Six M1 students have joined KIT Haptics Lab.

  • 2025/3/21

    A study presenting a handheld haptic texture display was accepted in MDPI Electronics.
    Katsuya Maezono, Hikaru Nagano, Yuichi Tazaki, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji:
    MateREAL Touch: Handheld Haptic Texture Display with Real Rolling Materials

    MDPI Electronics
  • 2025/3/17

    A study on the effects of haptic feedback for precision peg insertion under different visual and communication latency conditions was accepted in MDPI Robotics.
    Tomonari Tanioka, Hikaru Nagano, Yuichi Tazaki, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji:
    Effects of Haptic Feedback on Precision Peg Insertion Tasks Under Different Visual and Communication Latency Conditions

    MDPI Robotics
  • 2025/3/17

    [Media] An article about our distributed haptic transmission technology for teleoperation support was featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.
    Nikkan Kogyo: "KIT and others develop robot-hand operation system — sense of shape and grip"

  • 2025/3/12

    Selected for a research grant from the Telecommunication Advancement Foundation (TAF).

  • 2025/3/5

    Selected for a research grant from the Okawa Information & Telecommunications Foundation.

  • 2025/2/25

    We will present a technical exhibition of the ROBOCIP research project on 27 and 28 February 2025 at CO-CREATION PARK KAWARUBA.

  • 2025/1/28

    A paper on haptic guidance for teleoperation based on trajectory similarity was accepted in MDPI Robotics.
    Hikaru Nagano, Tomoki Nishino, Yuichi Tazaki, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji:
    Haptic Guidance System for Teleoperation Based on Trajectory Similarity

    MDPI Robotics
  • 2025/1/28

    A study on tele haptic handshake using a distributed pressure presentation device was accepted in MDPI Electronics.
    Shun Watatani, Hikaru Nagano, Yuichi Tazaki, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji:
    Tele Haptic Handshake Using Distributed Pressure Presentation Device and Mutual Interaction Pressure Model

    MDPI Electronics
  • 2024/12/12

    We gave two research presentations at SI2024 in Morioka.

  • 2024/11/11

    A paper on teleoperation interfaces for construction machinery was accepted in MDPI Robotics.
    Takumi Nagate, Hikaru Nagano, Yuichi Tazaki, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji:
    Subtask-Based Usability Evaluation of Control Interfaces for Teleoperated Excavation Tasks

    MDPI Robotics
  • 2024/10/18

    Mr. Watatani's (M2) research on a remote handshaking system has been accepted to AsiaHaptics 2024 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

    AsiaHaptics2024
  • 2024/10/7

    We hosted the Haptics Workshop 2024 organized by the Japanese VR Society Haptics Committee (on-demand lectures available in November and an in-person demo on Nov. 13 in Kyoto).

  • 2024/10/5

    Prof. Nagano served as a judge at the WRS Harsh Environment F-REI Challenge Pre-tournament (Oct 4–5).

    WRS
  • 2024/8/21

    We were accepting applications for the second term of the graduate school general entrance examination (application period: Sep. 10(Tue.) – Sep. 17(Tue.), 2024).
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2024/7/1

    [Media] Research on AI-assisted teleoperation for construction machinery was featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and Newswitch.
    Nikkan Kogyo
    Newswitch

  • 2024/5/31

    We gave two research presentations at the Robotics Mechatronics Conference of JSME 2024 in Utsunomiya.

  • 2024/5/21

    We were accepting applications for the first term of the graduate school general entrance examination (application period: June 20(Thu.) – June 27(Thu.), 2024).
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2024/4/1

    We are accepting students for the graduate school recommendation entrance examination (application period: May 7(Tue.) – May 13(Mon), 2024).
    We welcome both online and offline laboratory tours at any time. Please fill out >> this form to apply.

  • 2024/4/1

    Haptics Laboratory at Kyoto Institute of Technology started.

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