4 papers
ObjectEMS: Electrical Muscle Stimulation Without Electrodes on the User
Yun Ho, Zhechen Zhao, Romain Nith +2
Interactive electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has revealed its promise as a portable interface for force-feedback. However, while much ink has been spilled about the advantages o…
Electrotactile Improves Thermal Referral
Wen Li, Rong Ni, Bozhi Tian +1
Thermal referral enables thermal sensations in locations lacking thermal actuators--this is achieved using vibrotactile actuators to redirect a nearby thermal sensation to where a…
HapCompass: A Rotational Haptic Device for Contact-Rich Robotic Teleoperation
Xiangshan Tan, Jingtian Ji, Tianchong Jiang +2
The contact-rich nature of manipulation makes it a significant challenge for robotic teleoperation. While haptic feedback is critical for contact-rich tasks, providing intuitive di…
Generative Muscle Stimulation: Providing Users with Physical Assistance by Constraining Multimodal-AI with Embodied Knowledge
Yun Ho, Romain Nith, Peili Jiang +5
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) can support physical-assistance (e.g., shaking a spray-can before painting). However, EMS-assistance is highly-specialized because it is (1) fix…