human-robot-interaction

Soft/continuum robots are inspired by the biological elephant’s trunks or snakes. Unlike conventional rigid robots, soft/continuum robots have inherent compliance, a lightweight nature, and theoretically in-finite degrees of freedom (DoFs), enabling them with the capability to adapt to unstructured environments.

The tactile sensing capabilities of human hands play a crucial role in performing daily activities. By perceiving both normal and shear forces through mechanoreceptors integrated into the fingers and palm, humans are able to effectively grasp objects and perform smooth handovers.

Bimanual grasping is an important research area in the field of robotics and automation. It involves the use of two robotic arms to work cooperatively in a human-like manner to complete the task of grasping and manipulating objects.

Dual-arm robots have been increasingly deployed in household environments to manipulate daily-living objects. An essential component of dual-arm robots is their task and motion planner. It combines discrete decision-making with continuous geometric reasoning to find the sequence of symbolic actions, the task plan, and geometric values, the motion plan, that allow the robot to accomplish dual-arm manipulation goals.

This study explores conveying the sensation of gravity for virtual objects through haptic feedback. Enhancing the immersive experience for VR users by accurately representing mass properties poses a significant challenge. Our wearable adopts the concept of the gyro effect to induce torque on the back of the hand.