C4 Room

Metaverse

C3 conducts research on networked and AI-enabled robotic platforms to support the U floor with mobile, social, and massively collaborating robots.

Key Questions

This question explores how realistic or abstract representations of humans, robots, and environments affect the emotional engagement and effectiveness of collaborative tasks in mixed-reality settings.

This examines how to combine visual, haptic, and olfactory feedback to create a more immersive and lifelike metaverse experience.

This looks at how to design communication systems in mixed-reality environments that feel natural, enjoyable, and foster stronger connections, improving user experience.

Approach

Integration of visual, haptic, and olfactory feedback; adaptive environments for improved collaboration.

Expected Results

A flexible MR platform with broad multimodal support and real-time evaluation tools.

Our Latest Research Results

  • The Psychology of Trust in High-Risk AI Systems

    As Artificial Intelligence systems rapidly transition from passive tools to active teammates in healthcare, workplaces, and education, a critical question emerges: Is it enough for a system to be rel ...

  • The Illusion of Certainty – Why We Over-Trust Our Sense of Touch

    We often believe that seeing is believing—but when it comes to true certainty, we tend to rely even more on what we can physically feel. A special new study from the ConTakt Lab at TU Dresden dives i ...

  • Designing the Perfect Touch – How Soft Actuators Meet Human Perception

    Can a glove integrated with liquid dielectric actuators change the way we interact with virtual worlds? A new collaborative study explores exactly that—building a crucial bridge between soft robotics ...

  • Charting the Challenges and Opportunities of Mixed Presence in Mixed Reality

    Developing environments where physical and virtual users can seamlessly interact is incredibly complex. At this year's ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026) in Barcelona ...