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09/11/2023
Haptic Guidance and Haptic Error Amplification in a Virtual Surgical Robotic Training Environment
Teleoperated robotic systems have introduced more intuitive control for ...
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07/06/2023
Stiffness Change for Reconfiguration of Inflated Beam Robots
Active control of the shape of soft robots is challenging. Despite havin...
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06/06/2023
Finite Element Modeling of Pneumatic Bending Actuators for Inflated-Beam Robots
Inflated-beam soft robots, such as tip-everting vine robots, can control...
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06/06/2023
Wearable Sensory Substitution for Proprioception via Deep Pressure
We propose a sensory substitution device that communicates one-degree-of...
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06/01/2023
Configuration and Fabrication of Preformed Vine Robots
Vine robots are a class of soft continuum robots that grow via tip evers...
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05/26/2023
Exploring Human Response Times to Combinations of Audio, Haptic, and Visual Stimuli from a Mobile Device
Auditory, haptic, and visual stimuli provide alerts, notifications, and ...
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05/11/2023
Cognitive and Physical Activities Impair Perception of Smartphone Vibrations
Vibration feedback is common in everyday devices, from virtual reality s...
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05/01/2023
A Comparison of Pneumatic Actuators for Soft Growing Vine Robots
Soft pneumatic actuators are used to steer soft growing "vine" robots wh...
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03/04/2023
Passive Shape Locking for Multi-Bend Growing Inflated Beam Robots
Shape change enables new capabilities for robots. One class of robots ca...
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12/27/2022
Development and Evaluation of a Learning-based Model for Real-time Haptic Texture Rendering
Current Virtual Reality (VR) environments lack the rich haptic signals t...
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12/07/2022
A Multi-Segment, Soft Growing Robot with Selective Steering
Everting, soft growing vine robots benefit from reduced friction with th...
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11/10/2022
A Modular 3-Degree-of-Freedom Force Sensor for Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Research
Effective force modulation during tissue manipulation is important for e...
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09/30/2022
Deep Learning Classification of Touch Gestures Using Distributed Normal and Shear Force
When humans socially interact with another agent (e.g., human, pet, or r...
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09/15/2022
Haptic Feedback Relocation from the Fingertips to the Wrist for Two-Finger Manipulation in Virtual Reality
Relocation of haptic feedback from the fingertips to the wrist has been ...
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07/13/2022
Between-Tactor Display Using Dynamic Tactile Stimuli
Display of illusory vibration locations between physical vibrotactile mo...
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06/07/2022
Wearable Haptic Device for Individuals with Congenital Absence of Proprioception
A rare genetic condition, PIEZO2 loss of function (LOF) is characterized...
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06/06/2022
Feasibility of Smartphone Vibrations as a Sensory Diagnostic Tool
Traditionally, clinicians use tuning forks as a binary measure to assess...
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04/12/2022
Perception of Mechanical Properties via Wrist Haptics: Effects of Feedback Congruence
Despite non-co-location, haptic stimulation at the wrist can potentially...
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03/27/2022
FingerPrint: A 3-D Printed Soft Monolithic 4-Degree-of-Freedom Fingertip Haptic Device with Embedded Actuation
Wearable fingertip haptic interfaces provide tactile stimuli on the fing...
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03/16/2022
Social-Cultural Factors in the Design of Technology for Hispanic People with Stroke
Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United...
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10/19/2021
A Lightweight, High-Extension, Planar 3-Degree-of-Freedom Manipulator Using Pinched Bistable Tapes
To facilitate sensing and physical interaction in remote and/or constrai...
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09/24/2021
A 4-DoF Parallel Origami Haptic Device for Normal, Shear, and Torsion Feedback
We present a mesoscale finger-mounted 4-degree-of-freedom (DoF) haptic d...
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09/23/2021
Robot-Assisted Surgical Training Over Several Days in a Virtual Surgical Environment with Divergent and Convergent Force Fields
Surgical procedures require a high level of technical skill to ensure ef...
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09/23/2021
Characterization of Real-time Haptic Feedback from Multimodal Neural Network-based Force Estimates during Teleoperation
Force estimation using neural networks is a promising approach to enable...
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08/14/2021
Distributed Control of Truss Robots Using Consensus Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers
Truss robots, or robots that consist of extensible links connected at un...
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08/02/2021
Shared-Control Teleoperation Paradigms on a Soft Growing Robot Manipulator
Semi-autonomous telerobotic systems allow both humans and robots to expl...
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03/26/2021
Data-driven sparse skin stimulation can convey social touch information to humans
During social interactions, people use auditory, visual, and haptic cues...
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03/08/2021
Task-Specific Design Optimization and Fabrication for Inflated-Beam Soft Robots with Growable Discrete Joints
Soft robot serial chain manipulators with the capability for growth, sti...
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12/14/2020
Distributed Sensor Networks Deployed Using Soft Growing Robots
Due to their ability to move without sliding relative to their environme...
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11/04/2020
Toward Force Estimation in Robot-Assisted Surgery using Deep Learning with Vision and Robot State
Knowledge of interaction forces during teleoperated robot-assisted surge...
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08/21/2020
Isometric force pillow: using air pressure to quantify involuntary finger flexion in the presence of hypertonia
Survivors of central nervous system injury commonly present with spastic...
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06/10/2020
Geometric Solutions for General Actuator Routing on Inflated-Beam Soft Growing Robots
Continuum and soft robots can leverage complex actuator shapes to take o...
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05/23/2020
Evaluation of Non-Collocated Force Feedback Driven by Signal-Independent Noise
Individuals living with paralysis or amputation can operate robotic pros...
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04/28/2020
Task Dynamics of Prior Training Influence Visual Force Estimation Ability During Teleoperation of a Minimally Invasive Surgical Robot
The lack of haptic feedback in Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery...
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03/02/2020
Investigating Social Haptic Illusions for Tactile Stroking (SHIFTS)
A common and effective form of social touch is stroking on the forearm. ...
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02/11/2020
Dynamically Reconfigurable Discrete Distributed Stiffness for Inflated Beam Robots
Inflated continuum robots are promising for a variety of navigation task...
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12/17/2019
A Tip Mount for Carrying Payloads using Soft Growing Robots
Pneumatically operated soft growing robots that lengthen through tip eve...
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11/14/2019
Haptic Sketches on the Arm for Manipulation in Virtual Reality
We propose a haptic system that applies forces or skin deformation to th...
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11/05/2019
Effects of Haptic Feedback on the Wrist during Virtual Manipulation
As an alternative to thimble devices for the fingertips, we investigate ...
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11/05/2019
Effects of Haptic Feedback on the Wristduring Virtual Manipulation
As an alternative to thimble devices for the fingertips, we investigate ...
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10/28/2019
Human-centered Control of a Growing Soft Robot for Object Manipulation
We present a user-friendly interface to teleoperate a soft robot manipul...
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10/28/2019
Human Interface for Teleoperated Object Manipulation with a Soft Growing Robot
Soft growing robots are proposed for use in applications such as complex...
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10/25/2019
Retraction of Soft Growing Robots without Buckling
Tip-extending soft robots that "grow" via pneumatic eversion of their bo...
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09/28/2019
Learning an Action-Conditional Model for Haptic Texture Generation
Rich haptic sensory feedback in response to user interactions is desirab...
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09/03/2019
Understanding Continuous and Pleasant Linear Sensations on the Forearm from a Sequential Discrete Lateral Skin-Slip Haptic Device
A continuous stroking sensation on the skin can convey messages or emoti...
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08/23/2019
Robust Navigation of a Soft Growing Robot by Exploiting Contact with the Environment
Navigation and motion control of a robot to a destination are tasks that...
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06/02/2019
Effects of Different Hand-Grounding Locations on Haptic Performance With a Wearable Kinesthetic Haptic Device
Grounding of kinesthetic feedback against a user's hand can increase the...
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03/31/2019
How to enhance learning of robotic surgery gestures? A tactile cue saliency investigation for 3D hand guidance
The current generation of surgeons requires extensive training in teleop...
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03/07/2019
Holdable Haptic Device for 4-DOF Motion Guidance
Hand-held haptic devices can allow for greater freedom of motion and lar...
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02/28/2019
