Haptic devices: Wearability-based taxonomy and literature review

A Adilkhanov, M Rubagotti, Z Kappassov - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decade, several new haptic devices have been developed, contributing to the
definition of more realistic virtual environments. An overview of this topic requires a …

Bodyprinter: Fabricating circuits directly on the skin at arbitrary locations using a wearable compact plotter

Y Choi, N Ryu, MJ Kim, A Dementyev… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
On-body electronics and sensors offer the opportunity to seamlessly augment the human
with computing power. Accordingly, numerous previous work investigated methods that …

Getting your hands dirty outside the lab: A practical primer for conducting wearable vibrotactile haptics research

JR Blum, PE Fortin, F Al Taha… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As haptics have become an ingrained part of our wearable experience, particularly through
phones, smartwatches, and fitness trackers, significant research effort has been conducted …

Hearing loss prevention at loud music events via real-time visuo-haptic feedback

L Turchet, S Luiten, T Treub, M van der Burgt… - Journal on Multimodal …, 2024 - Springer
Hearing loss is becoming a global problem, partly as a consequence of exposure to loud
music. People may be unaware about the harmful sound levels and consequent damages …

Knitskin: machine-knitted scaled skin for locomotion

JH Kim, SD Patil, S Matson, M Conroy… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We present KnitSkin, a bio-inspired sleeve that can traverse diverse cylindrical terrains,
ranging from a user's forearm at a wearable scale, to pipes and tree branches at an …

TactileWear: A comparison of electrotactile and vibrotactile feedback on the wrist and ring finger

D Stanke, T Duente, M Rohs - … of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Wearables are getting more and more powerful. Tasks like notifications can be delegated to
smartwatches. But the output capabilities of wearables seem to be stuck at displays and …

[HTML][HTML] Open On-Limb Robot Locomotion Mechanism with Spherical Rollers and Diameter Adaptation

LM Tobar-Subía-Contento, A Mandow… - Machines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The rapid development of wearable technologies is increasing research interest in on-body
robotics, where relocatable robots can serve as haptic interfaces, support healthcare …

Characterization of a Meso-Scale Wearable Robot for Bathing Assistance

F Liu, V Patil, Z Erickson, Z Temel - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bathing and skin care assistance are important and practical tasks when providing care to
adults with phys-ical disabilities in healthcare and nursing home settings. Yet, achieving …

Colorful Electrotactile Feedback on the Wrist

T Duente, J Schulte, M Lucius, M Rohs - Proceedings of the 22nd …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Providing rich feedback on small devices, like smartwatches, can be difficult. We propose
colorful electrotactile feedback on the back of a smartwatch. Colorful electrotactile feedback …

Hapt-X-Pand: The Design and Evaluation of a Radially Expanding and Contracting Skin Drag Haptic Device

C Doherty, JL Tennison… - 2024 IEEE Haptics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radial skin drag is a unique form of haptic feedback which may have applications in mental
health practices such as guided breathing in which time based progress tracking during the …