Sensing and recognizing affective touch in a furry zoomorphic object

Over the last decade, the surprising fact has emerged that machines can possess therapeutic power. Due to the many healing qualities of touch, one route to such power is in haptic emotional interaction, which in turn requires sophisticated touch sensing and interpretation. We explore the development...

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Main Author: Flagg, Anna
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43071