In performing rehabilitation, it is effective to generate an illusion. In this study, we invented ball-rotation system inducing of illusion of motion by visual and tactile feedback and did the...

We propose a novel stuffed-toy robot with ability to express its intention through different responding force of the arms under force control. The robot is soft enough that people may want to...

[Background and Purpose] On the work production site, the artistic image at the planning stage and the difference in the degree of reproduction upon actual production has been a frequent...

For the transfer of the tool manipulation by a skilled person, the representation of the feelings of manipulating tools through haptic device is useful. Thus, a variety of tool-type haptic devices...

This study proposes vibrotactile feedback methods to assist writing texts and drawing shapes in the air. The proposed methods demonstrated two types of tactile feedbacks depending on phases of...

Y. Suzuki and R. Suzuki produced facial equipment “your honorable face vibrator”. This facial equipment has been made by performing transcription on Tactile Score choosing massages that have been...

Touching through a screen to a displayed object has been one of a goal of human interface. Several researchers employ vibrations in order to display texture information. However no systems realize...

Recent efforts in the field of haptics have established a novel technology for mobile force display which induces an illusory sense of continuous directional pulling force by applying asymmetric...

A physical button that is mounted in a mouse, a keyboard, or a shutter of a camera, provides both force and tactile feedback when a user presses it. It is certainly that users can recognize the...

In this paper, the development of a multitouch haptic interface equipped with a movable touch screen is described. The proposed system enables a user to perceive the shape of two-dimensional virtual...

Softness is an important property of haptic perceiving. Such feeling leads a living-things experience and friendly expression. Haptic interactions are suitable to represent softness. Our research...

In order to introduce the haptic technology to more common users outside the academic sphere, this paper proposed a haptic device which is able to be attached to mobile devices such as smartphones...

Human dexterity of manipulating tools is associated with haptic information achieved from multiple contact points of the skin with a grasping tool. By understanding the nature of this mechanism, a...

In the interactive video installation “The Kiss” (2014-2015), entangled by what is defined as a semi-material apparatus, couples are invited to perform a ‘nonlocal kiss’. Each one of the...

Although increase in fabrication cost and difficulty in reproduction have been major problems in the field of tactile texture design, recent significant developments of manufacturing devices enable...

Ultrasound-based aerial haptic feedback has been studied these days. Studies on this technology mostly focused on producing contact sensation in air and investigating the characteristics of human...

In recent years, we can get a sense as if exist in the VR world by projecting a picture of the VR world in front of user’s eye. Therefore, we can reproduce a virtual experience such as riding a...