Haptics and embodied interaction

Wearable Systems Lab, run by Mobile Cloud Computing group at Aalto University provides facilities for developing and testing prototypes of eTextiles-based wearable devices and augmented/virtual/mixed reality applications and devices.

The haptics and embodied interaction equipment at Tampere University city centre campus, include haptic gloves, suits, and other devices for interactive system prototypes for producing haptic sensations as well as an olfactometers for producing computer-controlled scents e.g. for virtual reality experiments and an IonVision DMS device for measuring scents. For quantifying the vibro-haptic output of various devices there is a Vibroscan QTec Xtra Scanning Vibrometer that uses a laser beam to measure the vibration in a matrix of points over the device surface.

Turku University of Applied Sciences has a selection of haptic devices for experimentation and demonstration purposes. The collection includes haptic gloves and wearable feedback systems that provide tactile feedback to different parts of the body.