EnchantedClothes: Visual and Tactile Feedback with an Abdomen-Attached Robot through Clothes

TL;DR

This paper introduces EnchantedClothes, a wearable abdomen-attached robot that provides visual and tactile feedback to facilitate communication between the wearer and others.

Contribution

It proposes a novel wearable robot worn on the abdomen and a new interaction method utilizing visual and tactile feedback.

Findings

Effective visual and tactile feedback mechanisms demonstrated

Enhanced communication between wearer and surrounding humans

Potential applications in social interaction and assistive technology

Abstract

Wearable robots are designed to be worn on the human body. Taking advantage of their physical form, various applications for wearable robots are being considered. This study proposes a wearable robot worn on the abdomen and a new interaction with it. Our robot enables a variety of applications related to communication between the wearer and surrounding humans through visual and tactile feedback. The contributions of this research will be (1) the proposal of a novel wearable robot worn on the abdomen and (2) a new interaction with it.