MetaArmS: Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms

M. H.D. Yamen Saraiji; Tomoya Sasaki; Kai Kunze; Kouta Minamizawa; Masahiko Inami

doi:10.1145/3242587.3242665

MetaArmS: Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms

M. H.D. Yamen Saraiji, Tomoya Sasaki, Kai Kunze, Kouta Minamizawa, Masahiko Inami

Graduate School of Media Design

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Abstract

We introduce MetaArms, wearable anthropomorphic robotic arms and hands with six degrees of freedom operated by the user's legs and feet. Our overall research goal is to re-imagine what our bodies can do with the aid of wearable robotics using a body-remapping approach. To this end, we present an initial exploratory case study. MetaArms' two robotic arms are controlled by the user's feet motion, and the robotic hands can grip objects according to the user's toes bending. Haptic feedback is also presented on the user's feet that correlate with the touched objects on the robotic hands, creating a closed-loop system. We present formal and informal evaluations of the system, the former using a 2D pointing task according to Fitts' Law. The overall throughput for 12 users of the system is reported as 1.01 bits/s (std 0.39). We also present informal feedback from over 230 users. We find that MetaArms demonstrate the feasibility of body-remapping approach in designing robotic limbs that may help us re-imagine what the human body could do.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	65-74
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450359481
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3242587.3242665
Publication status	Published - 2018 Oct 11
Event	31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2018 - Berlin, Germany Duration: 2018 Oct 14 → 2018 Oct 17

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Name	UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

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Other	31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2018
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	18/10/14 → 18/10/17

Keywords

Artificial limbs
Augmented arms
Body remapping
Body schema
Feet interactions
Fitts' law
Human enhancement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Software

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Yamen Saraiji, M. H. D., Sasaki, T., Kunze, K., Minamizawa, K., & Inami, M. (2018). MetaArmS: Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms. In UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (pp. 65-74). (UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3242587.3242665

MetaArmS: Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms. / Yamen Saraiji, M. H.D.; Sasaki, Tomoya; Kunze, Kai et al.
UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2018. p. 65-74 (UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Yamen Saraiji, MHD, Sasaki, T, Kunze, K , Minamizawa, K & Inami, M 2018, MetaArmS: Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms. in UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 65-74, 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2018, Berlin, Germany, 18/10/14. https://doi.org/10.1145/3242587.3242665

Yamen Saraiji MHD, Sasaki T, Kunze K , Minamizawa K, Inami M. MetaArmS: Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms. In UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2018. p. 65-74. (UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology). doi: 10.1145/3242587.3242665

Yamen Saraiji, M. H.D. ; Sasaki, Tomoya ; Kunze, Kai et al. / MetaArmS : Body remapping using feet-controlled artificial arms. UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2018. pp. 65-74 (UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology).

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