INTUITIVE is an innovative training network for early stage researchers in the multidisciplinary fields of haptics, haptics technology, neurotechnology, human robotics, robotics, flexible electronics and nanotechnology. The aims are (1) to understand haptics processing within the human brain, paving the ground for designing better user haptics interfaces to be applied in virtual reality and remote operation; (2) to understand how skin biomechanics impact the neural signals generated in a user-interface interaction, again to pave the ground for design; (3) Develop biomimetic signal processing based on tactile primitives and investigate computational functions in typical haptic recognition tasks; (4) Develop biomimetic tactile skin for tomorrow’s touch/haptic and assistive technology; (5) Demonstrate new strategies for robotic haptic manipulation and tactile displays for blind. INTUITIVE also have as a main objective to ensure quick transition of innovation to industry by directly involving key industrial partners, thus leverage the strength of the EU in strategic fields of haptics, flexible electronics and human robotics.
INTUITIVE is set to reach these aims by academic and industrial partners with a strong competence in relevant subfields. Through a strong recruitment strategy bolstered by the wide networks of individual principal investigators of the partners, INTUITIVE have managed to recruit a strong set of ESRs, inspired to take on the challenges set out by the objectives of the project. In order to foster innovative and independent researchers, a strong focus on soft complementary skills such as the process from bringing a lab innovation into a patent, how to pitch a research finding efficiently and other aspects of conducting research and development.