My current research is driven by the question how capable our sense of touch is in extracting information from containers. Humans routinely use active touch to gain behaviourally relevant information from containers. For instance, when shaking a juice can or rattling a box of chocolate sprinkles to estimate whether there is enough left to drink or to eat. These types of everyday experiences have inspired engineers to develop devices that mimic containers with virtual contents. However, while "easy enough" to simulate a container, we know virtually nothing about the underlying perceptual and cognitive processes.
