Jointonation: robotization of the human body by vibrotactile feedback

  • Authors:
  • Yosuke Kurihara;Taku Hachisu;Katherine J. Kuchenbecker;Hiroyuki Kajimoto

  • Affiliations:
  • The University of Electro-Communications, Japan and University of Pennsylvania;The University of Electro-Communications, Japan and JSPS Research Fellow;University of Pennsylvania;The University of Electro-Communications, Japan and Japan Science and Technology Agency

  • Venue:
  • SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Emerging Technologies
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Movies, comics, and video games frequently involve robotic heroes composed of metallic parts. Although these characters exist only in the realm of fantasy, many of us would be interested in becoming them, if only for a short time. The question therefore naturally arises: how would it feel to be a robot?