Discerning Affect From Touch and Gaze During Interaction With a Robot Pet

Cang, Xi Laura; Bucci, Paul; Rantala, Jussi; MacLean, Karon E.

doi:10.1109/taffc.2021.3094894

Cited by 5 publications

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“…Hence, there is an opportunity to leverage our approach to build squeezable stress relievers or squeezable communication devices when verbal communication is not possible (e.g., during dental treatment, meetings, and courses). Furthermore, several studies focusing on digital companions are also based on soft squeezable interfaces [20,63], and thus our study can also be applied to develop soft digital companions. As demonstrated in Section 8.1 and also from existing studies, such soft squeezable sensors can be used to develop game controllers [11,13,16].…”

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Contact Resistance Sensing for Touch and Squeeze Interactions

Zhou,

Devleminck,

Geurts

2024

MTI

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This study investigates accessible and sensitive electrode solutions for detecting touches and squeezes on soft interfaces based on commercially available conductive polyurethane foam. Various electrode materials and configurations are explored, and for electrodes made of conductive threads, the static and dynamic electrical behaviors are studied in depth. In contrast to existing approaches that aim to minimize or stabilize contact resistance, we propose leveraging contact resistance to significantly enhance sensing sensitivity. Suggestions for future researchers and developers when building squeeze sensors based on this material are provided. Our findings offer insights for DIY enthusiasts and researchers, enabling them to develop sensitive soft interfaces for touch and squeeze interactions in an affordable and accessible manner and provide a completely soft user experience.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contact Resistance Sensing for Touch and Squeeze Interactions

Zhou,

Devleminck,

Geurts

2024

MTI

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“…102,103 Often these applications use closed-loop regulation processes wherein the haptic stimulus changes are triggered or modulated based on the user's physiological state 98,104 or touch interaction. 105,106 The physiological state in turn is estimated by sensors that are embedded in the physical object of interaction or worn by participants. These easy-to-use wearable devices and ambient objects lay the groundwork for future identification of affec-…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In other forms of affective haptic design, 87 common configurations for self‐regulatory devices include robotic companions, wearables (e.g., smart watch, smart sleeve jackets), and objects (e.g., chair, cushion, plushie, fidget‐spinner) chosen for ease of adaptation to a user's day‐to‐day practices and contextual use 102,103 . Often these applications use closed‐loop regulation processes wherein the haptic stimulus changes are triggered or modulated based on the user's physiological state 98,104 or touch interaction 105,106 . The physiological state in turn is estimated by sensors that are embedded in the physical object of interaction or worn by participants.…”

Section: Haptic Technology and Affiliative Touchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterizing affiliative touch in humans and its role in advancing haptic design

Kryklywy,

Vyas,

Maclean

et al. 2023

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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An emerging view in cognitive neuroscience holds that the extraction of emotional relevance from sensory experience extends beyond the centralized appraisal of sensation in associative brain regions, including frontal and medial‐temporal cortices. This view holds that sensory information can be emotionally valenced from the point of contact with the world. This view is supported by recent research characterizing the human affiliative touch system, which carries signals of soft, stroking touch to the central nervous system and is mediated by dedicated C‐tactile afferent receptors. This basic scientific research on the human affiliative touch system is informed by, and informs, technology design for communicating and regulating emotion through touch. Here, we review recent research on the basic biology and cognitive neuroscience of affiliative touch, its regulatory effects across the lifespan, and the factors that modulate it. We further review recent work on the design of haptic technologies, devices that stimulate the affiliative touch system, such as wearable technologies that apply the sensation of soft stroking or other skin‐to‐skin contact, to promote physiological regulation. We then point to future directions in interdisciplinary research aimed at both furthering scientific understanding and application of haptic technology for health and wellbeing.

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