Tobi, a B/VI member of our research team, regularly uses a white cane...
Here, Tobi is testing a haptic enhanced cane to determine if it's more effective for avoiding obstacles (all those empty cardboard boxes)...
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- May 26
- 1 min
Research students present new data...
Summa Pasupulati (pictured) and Will Cleveland presented their recent data on the efficacy of the haptic enhanced white cane at the 2024...
haptic Insight
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Lake Forest College research students...
Pictured here in the Haptics Research Lab, the team was featured in a recent article that appeared on the college's Facebook and LinkedIn...
haptic Insight
- Dec 30, 2023
- 1 min
Research student, Suma Pasupulati explaining her research on our haptic-enhanced white cane prototype
...at the 2023 Glassman Memorial Brain, Mind, and Behavior Symposium. This newest project is in development... and soon to be beta-tested.
haptic Insight
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Maddy talks about her experience with the Proximity Jacket....Click for full frame
Maddy has been a great help to us as we refine our project... thank you, Maddy!
haptic Insight
- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
Can't confuse my son, Ben...CLICK for full frame.
Ben is navigating the science building hallways at Northeastern Illinois University relying only on HAPTICS. I try to confuse him... but...
haptic Insight
- Apr 21, 2022
- 1 min
Sybel was fantastic...CLICK for full-frame.
When Sybil tried the Proximity Jacket, she did absolutely wonderfully...She was able to navigate through several hallways in the NEIU...
haptic Insight
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Adilenne talks about her experience
Adilenne talks about her experience navigating hallways in our building guided only by the Proximity Jacket prototype... and how quickly...
haptic Insight
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Haynes Rosson presents his research on the "pleasantness" of haptic stimuli
Haynes Rosson, a Lake Forest College student working in our lab, just completed a study to determine which haptic stimuli are perceived...
haptic Insight
- Apr 3, 2022
- 1 min
Adillene navigates hallways using only haptics...CLICK for full-frame.
As we improve our software, our volunteers are finding it easier and more intuitive to rely on haptics to guide them. Here, Adillene is...
haptic Insight
- Feb 16, 2020
- 1 min
our Proximity Jacket is getting better!
We're steadily improving our Proximity Jacket. Watch this young volunteer walk around a crooked wall, guided by our haptic jacket that...
haptic Insight
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
can vibrations help when vision is missing?
Can vibrations help when vision is missing? We are testing the latest version of our distance sensing hardware and software. This student...
haptic Insight
- Oct 19, 2019
- 1 min
we are building our next prototype
We are building our third generation Proximity Jacket. Or, as some of our young people call it, "the magic jacket".
haptic Insight
- Oct 7, 2019
- 1 min
two young ladies try our Proximity Jacket
Two wonderful young ladies ages 7 and 9, visited our lab. They were interested in learning about our mobility aids and anxious to try...
haptic Insight
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
our improved Proximity Jacket
The blindfolded students in this video are testing an improved prototype mobility jacket. The jacket has sensors that let the students...
haptic Insight
- Jun 24, 2019
- 1 min
our original Proximity Jacket
Scientific research shows what without visual cues, people tend to walk in circles. Our proximity jackets help eliminate this problem.
haptic Insight
- Jun 1, 2019
- 1 min
testing our haptic collision avoidance device
In this video you will see our research team testing our haptic collusion avoidance devices. Using distance sensors and intricate...
haptic Insight
- Jun 16, 2018
- 1 min
testing human haptic perception
Research on human perception is an important part of our work. Here, students in our lab are testing the newest computer chips and haptic...
haptic Insight
- Jun 16, 2018
- 1 min
designing haptic mobility software
Our largest current project is a mobility aid that combines haptics with cutting edge computer technology. As soon as our next generation...
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