O'Connell et al., Can I Pet Your Robot? Incorporating Capacitive Touch ....., Haptics Symposium 2024
Channel: IEEE Haptics Symposium
Date: 2024-04-05

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This work presents a method of incorporating low-cost capacitive tactile sensors on a soft socially assistive robot platform. By embedding conductive thread into the robot’s crocheted exterior, we formed a set of low-cost, flexible capacitive tactile sensors that do not disrupt the robot’s soft, zoomorphic embodiment. We evaluated the sensors’ performance through a user study (N=20) and found that the sensors reliably detected user touch events and localized touch inputs to one of three regions on the robot’s exterior. #haptics #haptics2024