Project Title: RemoTouch: A system for human-to-human tactile communication
Description
The touch-enabled Tactile Internet (TI), also known as the Internet of Skills, is anticipated to bring an economic and social impact to the digitized world. It has attracted massive interest from the industry and is aligned with the goals of Horizon Europe. TOAST will train the next generation of researchers to tackle the challenges of TI. More in detail, the researcher will focus on developing a low-cost wearable device with low energy consumption, able to capture, transmit, and render tactile interactions. Moreover, the design and development of a communication architecture and a communication protocol will be crucial to establishing a two-way channel between users for the exchange of tactile signals.
The final step will be the assessment of the performance of the device in terms of immersiveness and realism of the tactile interaction. This will be done through an experimental campaign enrolling multiple subjects.
