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Technische Universität München

Haptic Communication and Teleoperation

Haptic Communication and Bilateral Haptic Teleoperation investigates how force, motion, and tactile information can be exchanged in real time between a human operator and a remote or virtual environment. By closing the loop between human perception and robotic action, haptic teleoperation enables users not only to control distant systems, but also to feel interactions with remote objects and environments. 

The motivation is to extend human sensing and manipulation capabilities beyond physical boundaries, allowing precise, intuitive, and immersive interaction at a distance. This research is fundamental for applications such as robotic surgery, remote manipulation in hazardous or inaccessible environments, space and underwater robotics, virtual and augmented reality, and advanced human–robot collaboration. 

Key Topics
  • Bilateral Teleoperation with Force Feedback under Communication Delays
  • Quality-Aware Teleoperation Control Methods
  • Multimodal Tactile Data Communication for the Touch-Enabled Tactile Internet
  • Shared Control in Haptic Teleoperation
  • Hybrid Passivity-Digital Twin Control Strategy for Time-Delayed Teleoperation
Our Work

We are currently working on the following projects:

Key Publications
  1. Güleçyüz, Basak; Balachandran, Ribin; Panzirsch, Michael; Singh, Harsimran; Hulin, Thomas; Xu, Xiao; Steinbach, Eckehard: Enhancing Shared Autonomy in Teleoperation under Network Delay: Transparency- and Confidence-Aware Arbitration. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 9654-9661, 2025.
  2. Wang, Zican; Xu, Xiao; Yang, Dong; Gülecyüz, Basak; Meng, Fanle; Steinbach, Eckehard: Teleoperation with Haptic Sensor-aided Variable Impedance Control Based on Environment and Human Stiffness Estimation. IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 14, pp. 22168-22177, 2024.
  3. Güleçyüz, Basak; von Büren, Vincent; Xu, Xiao; Steinbach, Eckehard: NetLfD: Network-Aware Learning from Demonstration for In-Contact Skills via Teleoperation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 6995-7002, 2023. 
Contact

If you are interested in Haptic Communication and Teleoperation or would like to learn more about our work, feel free to reach out to Dong Yang, M.Sc.. You are also welcome to get in touch directly with the researchers working in this field:

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