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Force Perception of Human Finger Using a Multi-Fingered Haptic Interface

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The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot Hand Development

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In contrast with single-point haptic interfaces, multi-fingered haptic interfaces have great potential to dramatically increase the believability of the haptic experience. When a user uses a multi-fingered haptic interface, the user receives a force sensation through each finger holder. The force sensation is derived from the contact surfaces between the human fingertips and the finger holders. Therefore, to increase the believability of the haptic experience of the multi-fingered haptic interface, it is necessary to investigate and clarify the human perception of the force presented by the haptic interface. Here, we introduce the multi-fingered haptic interface robot HIRO III that was developed by our research group, and we then investigate the human perception of fingertip force using HIRO III.

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This work was supported in part by SCOPE of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and by Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (23700143) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

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Endo, T., Kawasaki, H. (2014). Force Perception of Human Finger Using a Multi-Fingered Haptic Interface. In: Balasubramanian, R., Santos, V. (eds) The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot Hand Development. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 95. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03017-3_16

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