2 papers
cs.RO2025
Design and Integration of Thermal and Vibrotactile Feedback for Lifelike Touch in Social Robots
Jacqueline Borgstedt, Jake Bhattacharyya, Matteo Iovino +2
Zoomorphic Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) offer an alternative source of social touch for individuals who cannot access animal companionship. However, current SARs provide only l…
cs.HC2024
Soothing Sensations: Enhancing Interactions with a Socially Assistive Robot through Vibrotactile Heartbeats
Jacqueline Borgstedt, Shaun Macdonald, Karola Marky +2
Physical interactions with socially assistive robots (SARs) positively affect user wellbeing. However, haptic experiences when touching a SAR are typically limited to perceiving th…