Microsoft Research intern builds a haptic robot that teaches physics through feel
plopesresearch · x · 2026-10-19
Elizabeth Childs, a summer intern at Microsoft Research, led a project building a haptic robot for teaching topics where it helps to feel the physics—learners experience physical rules through a force-feedback interface rather than just watching. Researcher Pedro Lopes praised the force-based interface as feeling great to learn with, and shared a demo video.
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