journal article·2025-09Open access

Highly Programmable Haptic Decoding and Self‐Adaptive Spatiotemporal Feedback Toward Embodied Intelligence

Wansheng Lin, Yijing Xu, Shifan Yu, Huasen Wang, Zijian Huang, Zhicheng Cao, Chao Wei, Zhong Chen, Zeliang Zhang, Zhenyu Zhao, Qingliang Liao, Yuanjin Zheng, Xinqin Liao

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 38

Abstract

Abstract Intelligent robots, equipped with perception, cognition, and learning capabilities, are transforming the manner by which complex tasks are approached, enhancing autonomy, efficiency, and adaptability. By contrast, conventional robotics typically struggle with precision and reliability in tasks such as grasping and recognition owing to their limited sensing and feedback mechanisms. To achieve advanced applications, robots require sophisticated spatiotemporal feedback to adjust their actions dynamically, which poses a significant challenge to the pressure‐decoupling capability. Herein, a high‐performance programmable and event‐driven (PED) haptic interface with real‐time, self‐regulating spatiotemporal feedback, empowering robots with dynamic grasping adaptation and force optimization is introduced. The PED haptic interface features a gradient pyramid metasurface‐like structure, which emulates the perception of the human skin to decode tactile data. Compared with conventional devices, the PED haptic interface offers significant improvements in the detection range and sensitivity by 300% and 350%, respectively. By integrating cutting‐edge haptic sensing and feedback technology with artificial intelligence, a conceptualized intelligent agent is developed that autonomously understands unstructured environments to avoid self‐damage or object damage without external intervention. This breakthrough not only offers new research avenues but also significantly advances the research foundation of embodied intelligence, particularly in simulating human perception and cognition.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Tactile and Sensory Interactions · Teleoperation and Haptic Systems · Robot Manipulation and Learning

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Affiliations

Department of Electronic Science Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China

Audiowell Electronics (Zhaoqing) Co., Ltd Zhaoqing 526238 China

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117583 Singapore

Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China

Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore 639798 Singapore

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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