WEARHAP: WEARable HAPtics for Humans and Robots
The WEARHAP system is wearable and its architectural concept is envisioned in the way devices interact with the fingepads, the elbow and the skin. The complexity of the whole wearable system is not a-priori fixed, indeed the inherently modular nature of the proposed solutions will allow to customize the WEARHAP system according to the given application. WEARHAP aims at laying the scientific and technological foundations for wearable haptics, a novel concept for the systematic exploration of haptics in advanced cognitive systems and robotics that will redefine the way humans will cooperate with robots. Wearable haptics will enable robots to observe humans during natural interaction with their shared environment. Research challenges are ambitious and cross traditional boundaries between robotics, cognitive science and neuroscience. Research findings derived from distributed robotics, biomechanical modeling, multisensory tracking, underaction in control and cognitive systems will be integrated to address the scientific and technological challenges imposed in creating effective wearable haptic interaction. To highlight the enabling nature, the versatility and the potential for industrial exploitation of WEARHAP, the research challenges will be guided by representative application scenarios. These applications cover robotics, health and social scenarios, stretching from human-robot interaction and cooperation for search and rescue, to human-human communication, and interaction with virtual worlds through interactive games.
See also: https://smart-akis.com/SFCPPortal/#/app-h/technologies?techid=74
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in Smart Farming Technology
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in Smart Farming Technology
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- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
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