The future of human-machine
interaction is being built here.
From haptics and AR to voice control and digital twins — Innovobot's HMI Lab turns complex interaction challenges into business-ready products, backed by the pioneers behind technology in billions of devices worldwide.
Deep domain knowledge across every layer of HMI.
Backed by decades of executive-level R&D, our team brings unmatched depth — from haptic physics to full product commercialization. We don't just understand HMI; we helped define it.
Haptic Technology & Touch Feedback
Pioneers of modern haptics with deep experience at Immersion, a world leader in touch feedback. We cover the full haptic stack — including the emerging frontier of bi-directional and responsive touch solutions for manufacturing and beyond.
Multimodal Interface Design
Combining haptics, augmented reality, wearables, voice interaction, and digital twins into cohesive, human-centered systems — optimized for industrial, consumer, and medical environments.
AI & IoT-Integrated HMI
Tightly integrating HMI with AI inference and IoT connectivity to build adaptive, intelligent interfaces that learn from usage, respond in real time, and deliver operational intelligence.
Industry Verticals
Deep applied experience across five core sectors, with the ability to transfer innovations across domains — turning IP developed in one industry into competitive advantages in another.
Head of HMI Lab @ Innovobot
Manuel's background spans more than two decades as a technical leader and executive in R&D at Immersion, a world leader in touch feedback technology. His work underpins haptic experiences in billions of devices worldwide — including the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller and foundational innovations that transformed mobile haptics at Samsung.
He is also President of the Board of the Haptics Industry Forum — a cross-industry group dedicated to growing the global haptics ecosystem.
From concept to commercialization.
Our Non-Recurring Engineering engagements are structured to move fast, reduce technical risk, and deliver business-ready outcomes — not just reports.
Feasibility & Problem Framing
We begin by deeply understanding your challenge — the technical requirements, market constraints, user context, and commercialization pathway. Problem framing separates a good prototype from a winning product.
Prototype & Proof of Concept
Rapid prototyping with industrial rigor. We build functional POC systems that demonstrate core performance metrics — haptic output range, interface response, integration fit — before committing to full development.
System Integration & Engineering
Full system build integrating hardware, firmware, software, and UX layers. We handle multi-vendor ecosystem complexity — combining the best components into a validated, production-aligned reference design.
IP Development & Co-Creation
Patents developed during NRE engagements are structured to generate additional revenue streams through non-competing applications across sectors. Shared IP, shared upside — from day one.
Validation & Testing
Rigorous performance validation including functional testing, user perception studies, and environment-specific stress testing. Our robotic haptic testing platforms enable precise, repeatable measurement at scale.
Commercialization & Scaling
From OEM reference design to mass-market launch — we work with manufacturing partners and our investor network to bring cost-conscious designs to market faster, with full industrialization support.
Framing
Concept
Build
Filing
& Testing
Launch
Tangible results for our partners.
Real programs. Real outcomes. From consumer electronics to aviation to MedTech.
Taking Touchpads to the Next Level
Global pressure-sensing solutions
Peratech needed to implement complementary technology to their pressure input sensor and create the thinnest-ever touchpad — with an experience that exceeded the in-house solutions of Apple and Microsoft.
The HMI team conceived a scalable haptic layer expanding the haptic output range to 150–350 Hz — maintaining performance in a thinner, cost-conscious form factor designed for the broader OEM market.
The FusionPad: thinner, higher-performing, and more affordable — a win-win-win with Innovobot HMI at the center.
Advanced Haptics for Premium Air Travel
Longtime Innovobot partner
Inflight Canada wanted to revolutionize Business and First-Class passenger seating with high-definition vibrations and multi-point spatial haptics — enhancing comfort, relaxation, and in-flight entertainment.
We developed specialized seat prototypes featuring HD vibrations, multi-point spatial haptics, wellness breathing-rhythm patterns, vibration-style massage, and synchronized content for music, movies, and gaming.
A new revenue driver born entirely from long-term partnership — proof that Innovobot conversations create growth opportunities that didn't previously exist.
Next-Generation Automotive Haptic Display
Multi-vendor system integration
The automotive market needed a next-generation dashboard display with high-definition haptics — but existing solutions were too costly and complex for widespread OEM adoption.
Innovobot Labs led the full system design, integrating technologies from TDK, BOE Varitronix, and Microchip into a complete, cost-effective reference design — managing multi-vendor complexity end to end.
A production-ready reference design that reduced adoption barriers and accelerated commercialization of safer, more intuitive vehicle interfaces.
Restoring Touch in Cardiac Surgery
Minimally invasive cardiac procedures
Robotic and minimally invasive cardiac procedures eliminate the tactile feedback surgeons rely on. HapticHeart Solutions needed to restore that sense of touch — in real time, with low latency, integrated into surgical workflows.
We developed modular wearable haptics integrated into surgical gloves and armbands, delivering low-latency force and pressure feedback to improve procedural precision. Validated with clinicians and showcased at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting.
A clinically validated wearable haptic system advancing toward commercialization — proving HMI's critical role in life-saving applications.
An ecosystem built to win.
Expert mentorship, market access, and a robust investor network — everything your HMI solution needs to go all the way to market.
Pioneer-Level Expertise
Our team includes the people who invented the technology deployed in billions of devices — including the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller and foundational innovations that transformed mobile haptics at Samsung.
600+ patentsFull-Stack Commercialization
We don't stop at prototypes. Expert in-house mentorship, direct market access, and a robust investor network means your solution is supported from concept all the way through full commercialization.
Concept → LaunchCollaborative Innovation & Shared IP
Co-development with our world-class team. IP sharing across sectors. Additional revenue streams through non-competing applications of co-developed IP — shared success at every stage.
Shared IP & RevenueCollaborative innovation. No gaps between engineering and commercialization.
Problem framing & scoping
User needs, market constraints, and commercialization pathway defined before a component is chosen or a line of code is written.
Prototype with intent
Rapid prototyping that validates core technical assumptions — haptic output, interface response, integration fit — before full commitment.
Full system integration
Hardware, firmware, software, and UX — owned by one team, not assembled from five vendors.
IP strategy & co-creation
Joint IP filing structured to generate additional revenue streams through non-competing applications. Shared upside, every time.
Scale to production
DFM, manufacturing validation, quality documentation. Designed in from the start — not bolted on after the prototype passes.
- Engineering & commercialization siloed
- Multiple vendors, handoff gaps
- Prototype-first, scale later
- IP retained by one party
- No access to broader ecosystem
- Output: deliverable, not partnership
- One team, full accountability
- Hardware through launch, no gaps
- Production-ready from day one
- Shared IP & shared revenue
- AI, Robotics, IoT, Materials ecosystem
- Output: a market-winning product
Ready to lead the next era of HMI?
Whether you need an NRE engagement, a long-term R&D partner, or help commercializing a breakthrough idea — Innovobot's HMI team is ready to talk.
"The world is increasingly blending humans and machines for maximum efficiency. Let your solution lead the way."
Let's talk HMI & haptics →From startups to Fortune 500 — reach out today.