Sensorimotor Interaction Group
The Sensorimotor Interaction group (senSInt) is a newly formed research group at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI-INF). The group is led by Paul Strohmeier, we conduct research into human perception and computer sensing to improve Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Our research topics include Tactile Rendering, Sensorimotor Augmentation, and On-Body Systems.
The Sensorimotor Interaction Group is co-located with the Human Computer Interaction Lab of Saarland University.
Check out Talks and Research for more details about the research directions of senSInt.
senSInt family at CHI '23
Research
We experience the world through and because of our bodies. Our perception has adapted to respond to relevant information, which we use to actively create our experience of the world. Perception is a process which combines motor (efferent) output with sensory (afferent) input. The motor and sensory elements are inseparable, hence, sensorimotor.
We conduct research on such sensorimotor loops and explore their role in Human Computer Interaction. Our research focuses on understanding these sensorimotor loops themselves, designing how they might be deployed in on-body systems, and creating the technology, materials, and infrastructure for implementing these.
News
October
1st,
2024
Paul received an ERC Starting Grant, supporting senSInt research with 1.5 million Euro.
July
1st,
2024
We presented three demos at Eurohaptics 2024 in Lille!
May
1st,
2024
Yuran Ding gave a talk to undergraduates at UNIST.
Recent Publications
2025: Designing Vibrotactile Feedback for rendering Material and Force Experiences – Nihar Sabnis
2025: Digital Communication Moving Beyond Human-Centric Replication – Carey Jewitt, Sara Price, Lucia Seminara, Nihar Sabnis, Jürgen Steimle, Nadia Berthouze, Kouta Minamizawa, Desiree Foerster, Grant Jun Otsuki
2025: Walking the Future: Bridging Foot Augmentation into Next Steps of Human Augmentation – Nihar Sabnis, Dennis Wittchen, Ata Otaran, Fatima Badmos, Siyi Liu, Aryan Saini, Georg Regal, Vincent van Rheden, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller, Suranga Nanayakkara, Denys J.C. Matthies, Troy Nachtigall, Paul Strohmeier, Laia Turmo Vidal, Don Samitha Elvitigala
2025: Foot Pedal Control: The Role of Vibrotactile Feedback in Performance and Perceived Control – Nihar Sabnis, Ata Otaran, Dennis Wittchen, Johanna K. Didion, Jürgen Steimle, Paul Strohmeier
2025: CollabJam: Studying Collaborative Haptic Experience Design for On-Body Vibrotactile Patterns – Dennis Wittchen, Alexander Ramian, Nihar Sabnis, Richard Böhme, Christopher Chlebowski, Georg Freitag, Bruno Fruchard, Donald Degraen
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