(December 7, 2016) A special glove makes the University of Siena great. SIRSLab, the Robots and Systems Laboratory of the Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences Department of the University of Siena was awarded in Tokyo with the prestigious “AsiaHaptics Silver Award” for research on wearable robotics for virtual reality applications. The Siena University team consists of Francesco Chinello, Claudio Pacchierotti, Monica Malvezzi, Guido Gioioso, Samanta Scala, Giovanni Spagnolo, Biagio Peccerillo and team coordinator Professor Domenico Prattichizzo, presented a demo of the work titled “A novel 3RRS wearable fingertip cutaneous device for virtual interaction” during Asia Haptics 2016, the international conference dedicated to the field of haptic interfaces. The work of the Sienese Researchers consists of a robotic glove that gives the wearer to ability to perceive the tactile texture of virtual or remote objects. (Red)
