The Non-Glove Haptic Glove

We illustrate a soft robotic haptic interface that implements a graspable and tangible robotic interface that provides users with haptic feedback in VR. 

Designing this wearable device is a big challenge as we need to have a compact yet ubiquitous, multimodal, and safe wearable robotic haptic interface that can provide the users with realistic haptic feedback.

This device uses pneumatic actuation which provides controlled stiffness gradient and vibration frequencies to recreate kinesthetic and haptic feedback on the fingers upon contact with virtual objects of different physical attributes.

In the scene, you will be able to wear the device and immerse in this virtual tangible reality, where you will be able to feel the different stiffness of diverse virtual objects.

The compact and multi-DoF soft interface maps all five fingers and the palm to provide realistic tactile sensations. Constructed based on soft and origami robotics design paradigms making it flexible, it conforms to your hand biomechanics and enables intuitive and safe haptic interactivity. This is by overcoming the challenges of existing wearable and handheld haptic interfaces. It also can be used as a rehabilitation device.