TaarLab: Human and Robot Interaction Laboratoryآزمایشگاه تعامل انسان و ربات Information

The Human & Robot Interaction Laboratory, known as TaarLab for the Persian abbreviation of (تعامل انسان و ربات(تار, was established in 2011 by Mehdi Tale Masouleh, is an intellectual home for researchers. It is located at Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, and aims at innovating and collaborating at the forefront of robotics research. It staff includes more than 30 members, including Bachelor, Master's, Ph.D and research assistants. Working jointly with industry and various research centers, TaarLab focuses more its activities on applied robotic research. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including some parallel robots, a NAO H25, a Boiloid, 7 Epuck, a Mindstorms. The main research areas of interests are: 1. Serial Manipulators 2. Parallel Mechanisms 3. Cable-driven Parallel Manipulators 4. Humanoid Robots 5. Mobile Robots 6. Haptic devices 7. Embedded Systems 8. Human and Robot Interaction The team has a comprehensive experience in many relevant mathematical areas of research related to robotics, including, among others: 1. Convex Optimization 2. Interval-bases Algorithm 3. Genetic Algorithm 4. Neural Network Approaches 5. Algebraic Geometry TaarLab is responsible of a national-level projects, 170000 USD, on virtual training haptic device for dentistry university students in Iran. This project consists of innovating a new haptic device specified for dental trainer unit, control it in real-time imaginary graphical situation and manufacturing the platform proportionate for human organic situation. These simulators seek to train pre-clinical skills in dentistry. The goal is to ensure that pre-clinicians’ skills are systematically trained, time-effective and highly accurate. Our dental haptic project will be funded by ministry of Health and Medical Education and the Presidency of Islamic Republic of Iran.