Metaverse wearables for immersive digital healthcare: a review

K Kim, H Yang, J Lee, WG Lee - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent exponential growth of metaverse technology has been instrumental in reshaping
a myriad of sectors, not least digital healthcare. This comprehensive review critically …

Impact of supplementary sensory feedback on the control and embodiment in human movement augmentation

M Pinardi, MR Longo, D Formica, M Strbac… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
In human movement augmentation, the number of controlled degrees of freedom could be
enhanced by the simultaneous and independent use of supernumerary robotic limbs (SRL) …

Human motor augmentation with an extra robotic arm without functional interference

G Dominijanni, DL Pinheiro, L Pollina, B Orset… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Extra robotic arms (XRAs) are gaining interest in neuroscience and robotics, offering
potential tools for daily activities. However, this compelling opportunity poses new …

Social Digital Cyborgs: The Collaborative Design Process of JIZAI ARMS

N Yamamura, D Uriu, M Muramatsu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Half a century since the concept of a cyborg was introduced, digital cyborgs, enabled by the
spread of wearable robotics, are the focus of much research in recent times. We introduce …

Towards designing playful bodily extensions: Learning from expert interviews

OO Buruk, LP Matjeka, FF Mueller - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Interactive technologies offer novel opportunities for physically extending our bodies, with
the most prominent examples being prosthetics along with systems emerging from the …

Exploring the impact of immersive virtual reality on depression knowledge and stigma reduction: a cross-over RCT fMRI study

WG Lem, KHS Kawata, H Oyama - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The stigma of mental illness is a form of negative judgmental knowledge and is a barrier to
individual seeking treatment. Contact-based educational interventions with first-person …

Swarm Body: Embodied Swarm Robots

S Ichihashi, S Kuroki, M Nishimura, K Kasaura… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The human brain's plasticity allows for the integration of artificial body parts into the human
body. Leveraging this, embodied systems realize intuitive interactions with the environment …

Exploring crossmodal correspondences for future research in human movement augmentation

M Pinardi, N Di Stefano, G Di Pino… - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
“Crossmodal correspondences” are the consistent mappings between perceptual
dimensions or stimuli from different sensory domains, which have been widely observed in …

Shared avatar for hand movement imitation: Subjective and behavioral analyses

Y Katsumata, Y Inoue, S Toriumi, H Ishimoto… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual co-embodiment enables sharing avatars with others in virtual environments and can
be applied for training motor skills by allowing teachers to share movements with learners in …

Computational Design of Personalized Wearable Robotic Limbs

A Saberpour Abadian, A Otaran, M Schmitz… - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Wearable robotic limbs (WRLs) augment human capabilities through robotic structures that
attach to the user's body. While WRLs are intensely researched and various device designs …