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Human-machine Interaction Lab
Beihang University
The lab focuses on haptic interaction, studying the role of touch in information exchange and developing multimodal human-machine interaction mechanisms across touch, vision and audition.
Our work supports virtual reality, robot teleoperation, surgical simulation, wearable robots, rehabilitation training, haptic rendering and multimodal feedback systems.
News
News
BUAA-Xingye Joint Laboratory for Haptic Perception and Innovation Launched
The joint laboratory will advance haptic sensing, tactile feature algorithms, leather tactile evaluation and immersive VR tactile devices.
The 5th China Haptics Technology and Application Conference 2026 Is Coming
The conference will be held in Beijing from May 22 to 24, 2026, under the theme "Ubiquitous Haptics, Empowering Everything."
About
About the Lab
The Human-machine Interaction Lab is affiliated with the Robotics Institute of Beihang University and is a member of the National Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems.
Touch is an essential channel for humans to perceive physical properties such as softness, temperature, roughness and shape, and also supports subtle affective communication.
The lab aims to understand haptic information exchange and translate these principles into devices, algorithms, systems and applications.
Research
Research Areas
Aligned with Prof. Dangxiao Wang's research program, the lab focuses on machine haptics, cognitive haptics, brain-computer interaction, virtual reality and medical rehabilitation robotics.
Machine Haptics
Haptic sensing, tactile feedback, haptic rendering and active electronic skin for robots, intelligent terminals and touch-enabled computing.
Cognitive Haptics
Mechanisms of tactile information acquisition, representation and cognition, including multisensory fusion across touch, vision, audition and motion.
Brain-computer Interaction
EEG-based decoding, interaction-state assessment and closed-loop regulation for hand movement, skill learning and human-machine interaction.
Virtual Reality
Force/tactile interaction, haptic displays and multimodal immersive feedback for virtual manipulation, training and collaboration.
Medical Rehabilitation Robotics
Human-robot collaboration, haptic feedback control and intelligent rehabilitation interaction for medical training, assistive systems and wearable robots.
Projects
Projects and Applications
The project builds a multidimensional haptic measurement system, multimodal vision-touch-geometry data workflow and property recognition algorithms for leather tactile quality evaluation.
People
People
The team includes faculty, postdoctoral researchers, current students and alumni.
Prof. Dangxiao Wang
Haptics, human-machine interaction, virtual reality and robotic systems
hapticwang@buaa.edu.cn ProfileOutputs
Research Outputs
- Fully Transparent Haptic Interface for High-Resolution Tactile Feedback on Touchscreens.Advanced Science, 2025.
- Personalized Model-Driven Adaptive Task Facilitates Visuomotor Skill Learning Mediated by Promoting Flow Experience.IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2025.
- Active electronic skin: an interface towards ambient haptic feedback on physical surfaces.npj Flexible Electronics, 2024.
Join Us
Join Us
We welcome students interested in machine haptics, force feedback, virtual reality, wearable robots and brain-computer interaction.
Phone: +86-10-8233 8273 / +86-10-8231 7750
Email: hapticwang@buaa.edu.cn
Address: Room 719, Building 3, Shahe Campus, Beihang University, No. 9 South Third Street, Shahe Higher Education Park, Changping District, Beijing