Haptic radar system has got your back
By Donald Melanson 
posted October 14th 2006 1:20PM
posted October 14th 2006 1:20PM
Researchers in the Department of Information Physics and Computing at the University of Tokyo have developed a wearable haptic radar system designed to provide augmented spatial awareness -- such as the ability to avoid the type of surprise nerf ball attack seen here. It essentially works like a giant set of virtual whiskers, or antennas, providing a tactile sensation to the wearer when an object comes within range -- the closer it gets, the more intense the vibrations. While it still has a long ways to go before you can get your own Luke Skywalker groove on, the researchers see a wide range of potential applications for the technology, from aiding the blind to helping those working in hazardous environments to providing increased awareness to motorcycle and car drivers. The latter implementation would see the entire car covered in sensors -- presumably, without the blindfold. [Warning: PDF link][Via Pasta and Vinegar]
More like Spider-Man's tingling spider sense...
Great can only imagine the use for the military.
"are you saying i can dodge bullets?"
Oh my god, it's jackie chan!
Definitely more like the Spider-Sense.
Who is this Peter Griffin fellow and why does he keep saying "Oh my god it's jackie chan!" on all of the topics?
Hepatic? Why would my liver need a radar system?
Video here:
http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/fusion/HapticRadar/
It would be cool if they put shockpoints on your neck that would actually make your head move in different directions depending on the shockpoint/nerve, like the electric thingies they use in muscle therapy or those fad-work out things. So you'd actually move a lot faster and without choice
Haha, testing must have been fun. FWAP! Oops, sorry, forgot to plug it in. FWAP! Hmmm, need to adjust the sensitivity some here...FWAP! Alright, not sure what went wrong that time, hold on...
:-)
experiment is set on multi direction senser to horizontal sides. I just thought it could be made more useful and realistic, say like excluding the viewing angle, sensers could be pointing out to just blind spots, top and behinds, so it has a more practical usage, instead like the simple experiment set shown on video. what if there's a brick falling down directly towards the head ? (without adding speed into consideration) that sensor will never see it coming.
LOL at Bill, would lovwe to test it myself hahaha
Like a Jedi?
...no, trujillo, i'm saying that when you're ready, you won't have to...
"trujillo:
"are you saying i can dodge bullets?"
corgilabsG:
...no, trujillo, i'm saying that when you're ready, you won't have to..."
I love that movie.
Sweet, a sixth sense. Build it into a pair of glasses and gimme a time machine so I can go back to fourth grade and give 'em to myself so the dodgeballs wouldn't hit me in the back of the head.
FrogPad has completed extensive tests with Haptic integration for Robot control. FrogPad is also the most current solution for a wearable user interface for wearable computing. www.frogpad.com