Jonas Jørgensen (SDU Soft Robotics) received an Explorative Network Grant (DKK 792K) awarded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The “Robot Touch” research network aims to advance the current understanding of haptic human-robot interaction through humanities perspectives. The core group of network members includes: Kerstin Fischer and Kathrin Maurer from University of Southern Denmark, Jonas Fritsch from the IT University of Copenhagen, Elizabeth Jochum from Aalborg University, Johanna Seibt from Aarhus University, Petra Gemeinboeck from Swinburne University of Technology, and Rob Saunders from Leiden University.