Measuring Minute Gestures to Control Robots
(Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, July 10, 2017)
Researchers at Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have applied piezoresistive fibers to the application of sensing minute hand gestures. They implanted the fibers in the band of a wristwatch using additive manufacturing. An algorithm interprets the signals from these fibers as gestures, such as waves and clenches of the fist. These gestures, in turn, can be used to control robotic systems, such as unmanned aircrafts or ground vehicles.