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Effect of Haptic Feedback on Avoidance Behavior and Visual Exploration in Dynamic VR Pedestrian Environment
Kyosuke Ishibashi, Atsushi Saito, Zin Y. Tun, Lucas Ray, Megan C. Coram, Akihiro Sakurai, Allison M. Okamura, Ko Yamamoto
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20952

Effect of Haptic Feedback on Avoidance Behavior and Visual Exploration in Dynamic VR Pedestrian Environment
Human crowd simulation in virtual reality (VR) is a powerful tool with potential applications including emergency evacuation training and assessment of building layout. While haptic feedback in VR enhances immersive experience, its effect on walking behavior in dense and dynamic pedestrian flows is unknown. Through a user study, we investigated how haptic feedback changes user walking motion in crowded pedestrian flows in VR. The results indicate that haptic feedback changed users' collision av…

Self-Wearing Adaptive Garments via Soft Robotic Unfurling
Nam Gyun Kim, William E. Heap, Yimeng Qin, Elvy B. Yao, Jee-Hwan Ryu, Allison M. Okamura
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07221

Self-Wearing Adaptive Garments via Soft Robotic Unfurling
Robotic dressing assistance has the potential to improve the quality of life for individuals with limited mobility. Existing solutions predominantly rely on rigid robotic manipulators, which have challenges in handling deformable garments and ensuring safe physical interaction with the human body. Prior robotic dressing methods require excessive operation times, complex control strategies, and constrained user postures, limiting their practicality and adaptability. This paper proposes a novel s…