Paper Accepted at ICSR 2024 - Breathing Guidance with Soft Haptic Interface

Our paper "Diaphragmatic Breathing Guidance Using a Humanoid Robot With a Soft Robotic Haptic Interface for Anxiety Reduction" has been accepted at the IEEE-RAS International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2024).

This research explores using a humanoid robot equipped with a soft haptic interface to guide diaphragmatic breathing exercises for anxiety reduction. The work combines soft robotics, haptic feedback, and social robotics to create a therapeutic tool for mental health support.

Co-authored with Liu, Y., Zhang, H., and Tapus, A.

The integration of soft robotics with therapeutic applications represents an exciting direction for socially assistive robotics in healthcare.