Augmented humanity: a systematic mapping review

G Guerrero, FJM da Silva, A Fernández-Caballero… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Augmented humanity (AH) is a term that has been mentioned in several research papers.
However, these papers differ in their definitions of AH. The number of publications dealing …

Cyborgs, human augmentation, cybernetics, and JIZAI body

M Inami, D Uriu, Z Kashino, S Yoshida, H Saito… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We propose a concept called “JIZAI Body” that allows each person to live the way they wish
to live in society. One who acquires a JIZAI Body can (simultaneously) control (or delegate …

Electrical head actuation: Enabling interactive systems to directly manipulate head orientation

Y Tanaka, J Nishida, P Lopes - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We propose a novel interface concept in which interactive systems directly manipulate the
user's head orientation. We implement this using electrical-muscle-stimulation (EMS) of the …

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 …

MI-Poser: Human Body Pose Tracking Using Magnetic and Inertial Sensor Fusion with Metal Interference Mitigation

R Arakawa, B Zhou, G Krishnan, M Goel… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Inside-out tracking of human body poses using wearable sensors holds significant potential
for AR/VR applications, such as remote communication through 3D avatars with expressive …

Machine-mediated teaming: Mixture of human and machine in physical gaming experience

A Maekawa, H Saito, D Uriu, S Kasahara… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Technological advancement has opened up opportunities for new sports and physical
activities. We introduce a concept called machine-mediated teaming, in which a human and …

Body-based user interfaces

P Strohmeier, A Mottelson, H Pohl… - … Handbook of Bodily …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The relation between the body and computer interfaces has undergone several shifts since
the advent of computing. In early models of interaction, the body was treated as a periphery …

The tight game: implicit force intervention in inter-personal physical interactions on playing tug of war

A Maekawa, S Kasahara, H Saito, D Uriu… - ACM SIGGRAPH 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Physical assistance can alleviate individual differences of abilities between players to create
well-balanced inter-personal physical games. However,'explicit'intervention can ruin the …

Transparency in human-machine mutual action

H Saito, A Horie, A Maekawa, S Matsubara… - Journal of Robotics …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Recent advances in human-computer integration (HInt) have focused on the development of
humanmachine systems, where both human and machine autonomously act upon each …

Optimal Motor Point Search Using Mm-Order Electrode Arrays

S Matsubara, T Watanabe, T Suzuki, S Wakisaka… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human-machine integration has been widely implemented in various fields, such as
entertainment, human movement assistance, and rehabilitation. This study focuses on …