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OVERVIEW
HAPSEAT brings together sensing, haptics, safety-bounded control, content design, and human-factors validation to create seat-integrated systems that can support comfort, wellbeing, accessibility, and immersive experiences.
Project at a glance
Acronym
HAPSEAT
Full title
Haptic Adaptive & Personalized Seating Experiences and Advanced Technologies
Programme
Eurostars 3 - Call 9
Start date
1 February 2026
Duration
24 months
Focus
Haptic Seating for Wellbeing
Lead use case
Aviation passenger wellbeing
Target maturity
TRL 6/7 demonstrators
Grant number
To be confirmed
Official funding statement
To be confirmed
Why now
Haptics and thin-film sensing now make closed-loop seat experiences technically feasible.
Current seating solutions are fragmented across massage, alerting, entertainment, and passive ergonomics.
Regulated and high-value sectors need evidence, certification pathways, and safe long-duration use.
Retrofit-first design creates a practical route to adoption without waiting for full seat replacement cycles.
What success looks like
Validated HSW platform demonstrators
Aviation retrofit pathway
Automotive reference seat
Office/healthcare overlays
Evidence-based wellbeing routines
Certification and exploitation playbooks
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