Haptic perception, mechanics, and material technologies for virtual reality
Emerging virtual and augmented reality technologies can transform human activities in
myriad domains, lending tangible, embodied form to digital data, services, and information …
myriad domains, lending tangible, embodied form to digital data, services, and information …
A soft thumb-sized vision-based sensor with accurate all-round force perception
Vision-based haptic sensors have emerged as a promising approach to robotic touch due to
affordable high-resolution cameras and successful computer vision techniques; however …
affordable high-resolution cameras and successful computer vision techniques; however …
Touch IoT enabled by wireless self-sensing and haptic-reproducing electronic skin
Tactile sensations are mainly transmitted to each other by physical touch. Wireless touch
perception could be a revolution for us to interact with the world. Here, we report a wireless …
perception could be a revolution for us to interact with the world. Here, we report a wireless …
A flexible triboelectric tactile sensor for simultaneous material and texture recognition
Electronic skin with tactile perception enables intelligent robots and prostheses to perform
dexterous manipulation and natural interaction with the human and surroundings. However …
dexterous manipulation and natural interaction with the human and surroundings. However …
The interaction between motion and texture in the sense of touch
Besides providing information on elementary properties of objects, like texture, roughness,
and softness, the sense of touch is also important in building a representation of object …
and softness, the sense of touch is also important in building a representation of object …
Shear shock waves mediate haptic holography via focused ultrasound
Emerging holographic haptic interfaces focus ultrasound in air to enable their users to touch,
feel, and manipulate three-dimensional virtual objects. However, current holographic haptic …
feel, and manipulate three-dimensional virtual objects. However, current holographic haptic …
Sensing, actuating, and interacting through passive body dynamics: A framework for soft robotic hand design
Robotic hands have long strived to reach the performance of human hands. The physical
complexity and extraordinary capabilities of the human hand, in terms of sensing, actuation …
complexity and extraordinary capabilities of the human hand, in terms of sensing, actuation …
Population coding strategies in human tactile afferents
Sensory information is conveyed by populations of neurons, and coding strategies cannot
always be deduced when considering individual neurons. Moreover, information coding …
always be deduced when considering individual neurons. Moreover, information coding …
Malleability of the cortical hand map following a finger nerve block
Electrophysiological studies in monkeys show that finger amputation triggers local
remapping within the deprived primary somatosensory cortex (S1). Human neuroimaging …
remapping within the deprived primary somatosensory cortex (S1). Human neuroimaging …
Efficient tactile encoding of object slippage
When grasping objects, we rely on our sense of touch to adjust our grip and react against
external perturbations. Less than 200 ms after an unexpected event, the sensorimotor …
external perturbations. Less than 200 ms after an unexpected event, the sensorimotor …