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A Soft Robotic Wearable Wrist Device for Kinesthetic Haptic Feedback
Erik H Skorina1, Ming Luo1, Cagdas D Onal1
1Soft Robotics Lab, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, United States.
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
|January 27, 2021
Summary
This study introduces a novel soft robotic haptic wrist device using reverse pneumatic artificial muscles (rPAMs). The device significantly enhances user performance in complex virtual tasks by providing real-time haptic feedback.
Area of Science:
- Robotics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Wearable Technology
Background:
- Soft robotics offers safe and flexible wearable devices for haptic feedback.
- Existing haptic devices often lack the safety and portability for continuous interaction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate a novel soft wearable haptic wrist device.
- To investigate the impact of real-time haptic feedback on user performance in a virtual task.
Main Methods:
- A soft haptic wrist device utilizing reverse pneumatic artificial muscles (rPAMs) was designed.
- Users performed a virtual path-following task with and without haptic feedback from the device.
Main Results:
- The haptic feedback system significantly improved user performance on complex paths.
- No significant improvement was observed for simple linear paths.
Conclusions:
- Wearable soft robotic haptic feedback can enhance user performance in specific interactive scenarios.
- This technology holds promise for more intuitive human-robot and human-computer interactions.
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