PATON

Your hands.Anywhere on Earth.

Natural human movement becomes robotic action with real time touch feedback.

Close-up of the FELYA LABS haptic glove with blue finger mechanisms over a fabric glove.Close-up of the FELYA LABS haptic glove with blue finger mechanisms over a fabric glove.

Built with

  • igus
  • Innovation Hub Bergisches RheinLand
  • KNIPEX
  • Code & Context
  • Gateway TH Köln
  • Würth Elektronik
  • FIDLOCK
  • TH Köln
  • Solingen Business

The system

PATON closes the loop.

PATON transfers natural arm, hand and finger movement to robotic systems.

Contact and resistance return to the operator.

Movement and control

Contact, force and resistance

Touch + force

Human movement

Move naturally.Feel what it touches.

Robotic action

The robot follows.

Our point of view

We believe robotics should feel human.

That's why we build wearable interfaces that transfer human skill directly into robotic systems.

Four FELYA LABS team members holding and wearing haptic glove prototypes.
FELYA LABS developing wearable teleoperation prototypes in Cologne.

Started at TH Köln.

Built with industry.

Designed for the future of work.

Mechanical systemsWearable roboticsEmbedded electronicsSoftwareHuman-centered interaction

Real prototypes

Designed by iteration.

Every prototype answered one question and revealed the next.

PATON is an evolving research and development platform.

  1. 01Motion capture
  2. 02Robotic control
  3. 03Physical feedback

Possible futures

Where human skill reaches further.

From remote robotic work to dangerous environments and embodied telepresence.

Blueprint-style diagram showing a human operator controlling a robotic arm, with motion commands sent to the robot and haptic feedback returned to the person.
Blueprint-style diagram labeled Embodied telepresence, showing a robot handing a rose to a person wearing a VR headset and haptic glove.
Blueprint-style diagram showing a robotic arm interacting with an object while a haptic glove controls the remote movement.
Blueprint-style diagram captioned Touch another reality, showing a VR user holding a detailed haptic glove.
Blueprint-style diagram captioned Haptic Feedback, showing a haptic glove mirroring the motion of another hand.
Blueprint-style diagram captioned Your hands. Your arms. Anywhere on Earth, showing a VR user remotely controlling robotic arms.