Recruited in 2025 at the Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and Microelectronics of Montpellier (LIRMM – CNRS / University of Montpellier), Youcan Yan is developing innovative approaches to give robots an essential sense: touch.
His work notably involves the design of flexible tactile sensors, inspired by skin, and algorithms that enable robots to better perceive their physical environment and interact with it.
By combining hardware design, tactile sensing, and machine learning, his research aims to improve robot dexterity and their ability to perform complex manipulation tasks.
This spotlight from the CNRS highlights the research conducted at LIRMM in tactile robotics and illustrates the scientific challenges associated with developing robots capable of finer interactions with the world around them.
