HCAR Lab | UW-Eau Claire

We design and study human-centered robotic systems that are safe, usable, and experimentally grounded.

The Human-Centered Assistive Robotics Laboratory (HCAR Lab) focuses on robotic systems that operate in close collaboration with human users. Our research explores how control, shared autonomy, and haptic interaction can improve safety, usability, and performance in assistive manipulation and interaction tasks.

Our lab projects are rigorous, reproducible, and designed for undergraduate participation with an emphasis on hands-on experimentation, modeling, and data-driven evaluation.

Collaborative robot arm (xArm series) — representative platform for research on assistive robotic manipulation and shared autonomy.

Haptic interface (3D Systems Touch X) — representative platform for studying haptic interaction and human–machine task execution.

Representative research platforms studied in the HCAR Lab.

Core areas of focus include:

Assistive robotic manipulation using collaborative robot arms
Safety-aware shared autonomy and constraint-based control
Haptic interaction and experimental evaluation of human–machine performance

Experimental platforms

Experimental platforms include collaborative robot arms (e.g., UFactory xArm 7) and high-fidelity haptic devices (e.g., 3D Systems Touch X), with additional force-sensing and perception tools incorporated as the lab develops.

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