A virtual reality platform to evaluate the effects of supernumerary limbs' appearance
Author(s)
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Supernumerary robot limbs (SL) can expand the ability of users by increasing the number of degrees of freedom that they control. While several SLs have been designed and tested on human participants, the effect of the limb's appearance on the user's acceptance, embodiment and device usage is not yet understood. We developed a virtual reality platform with a three-arm avatar that enabled us to systematically investigate the effect of the supernumerary limb's appearance on their perception and motion control performance. A pilot study with 14 participants exhibited similar performance, workload and preference in human-like or robot-like appearance with a trend of preference for the robotic appearance.
Date Issued
2023-12-11
Date Acceptance
2023-07-24
Citation
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2023, 2023, pp.1-5
ISBN
979-8-3503-2447-1
ISSN
1557-170X
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
1
End Page
5
Journal / Book Title
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
Volume
2023
Copyright Statement
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Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38082670
Source
45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
Subjects
Extremities
Humans
Pilot Projects
Robotics
Virtual Reality
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2023-07-24
Finish Date
2023-07-27
Coverage Spatial
Sydney, Australia
Date Publish Online
2023-12-11