Tactile perception of softness serves a critical role in the survival, well-being, and social
interaction among various species, including humans. This perception informs activities from …

This paper investigates how different textile materials on the wrist bands may mediate the
affective experience of two forms of tactile icons, namely stroking and squeezing. To this …

This study introduces" Flip-Pelt," a motor-driven peltier device designed to provide rapid
thermal stimulation and congruent pressure feedback in virtual reality (VR) environments …

In the realm of virtual reality (VR), shape-changing controllers have emerged as a means to
enhance visuo-haptic congruence during user interactions. The major emphasis has been …

Information transmission is a fundamental issue for human-computer interaction (HCI).
Traditional interaction methods through visual, voice, and force haptics are very mature …

In this paper, we address robotic haptics with the following question: is it possible to design
a heating/cooling system that can fulfill both the necessity of kee** the inner robot …

There has been a monumental push from the CHI community to bring more human senses
to interactive devices. This trend is significant because we use all our senses in everyday …

This article discusses a method to enhance fingertip tactile sensitivity by applying a
vibrotactile noise at the wrist. This is an application of stochastic resonance to the field of …