Development of Fabric Sensor System toward Natural Pre-touch and Touch Interaction

Hidenobu Sumioka, Takashi Minato, Qi An, Ryo Kurazume, Masahiro Shiomi

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Abstract

In this section, we propose social touch as the integration of both pre- and post-touch interactions. To build a social robot that facilitates both interactions, we develop a touch sensor system that enables a robot to detect interactions both before and after being touched by a human. As a first step, we develop a proximity and touch sensor for social touch using a fabric-based sensor and describe its promising characteristics for evaluating social touch. We also show two applications of our sensor in a social context involving elderly care and discuss future studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial Touch in Human-Robot Interaction
Subtitle of host publicationSymbiotic Touch Interaction between Human and Robot
PublisherCRC Press
Pages9-23
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781040015223
ISBN (Print)9781032470269
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Computer Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Social Sciences

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