Awards
Best Demonstration Awards
The Award Panel
- Domenico Prattichizzo
- Vincent Hayward
- Karon MacLean
- Kouta Minamizawa
- Jinah Park
- Mandayam Srinivasan
- Yoshihiro Tanaka
- Yon Visell
Best Live Demo Finalist
- “LinkGlide: A Wearable Haptic Display with Inverted Five-Bar Linkages for Delivering Multi-contact and Multi-Modal Tactile Stimuli” by Miguel Altamirano Cabrera and Dzmitry Tsetserukou
- “Wearable Haptic Device that Presents the Haptics Sensation of a Finger Pad to the Forearm and Fingertip” by Taha Moriyama and Hiroyuki Kajimoto
- “Conceptual Design of Soft Thin Self-sensing Vibrotactile Actuator” by Siho Ryu, Dong-Soo Choi, and Sang-Youn Kim
- “Skin Vibration-Based Tactile Tele-Sharing” by Tomohiro Fukuda and Yoshihiro Tanaka
- “Towards Automatic Synthesis of Motion Effects” by Sangyoon Han, Jaebong Lee, and Seungmoon Choi
- “Development of a Rigidity and Volume Control Module Using a Balloon Filled with Dilatant Fluid” by Saizoh Kojima, Hiroaki Yano, and Hiroo Iwata
- “LiquidVR – Wetness Sensations for Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences” by Kenichiro Shirota, Makoto Uju, Roshan Peiris, and Kouta Minamizawa
- “Enhancing Haptic Experience in a Seat with Two-DoF Buttock Skin Stretch” by Arata Horie, Akito Nomura, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masashi Konyo, Hikaru Nagano, and Satoshi Tadokoro
Winners of the Best Live Demo Awards
Gold Award
“Enhancing Haptic Experience in a Seat with Two-DoF Buttock Skin Stretch” by Arata Horie, Akito Nomura, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masashi Konyo, Hikaru Nagano, and Satoshi Tadokoro
Silver Award
“LiquidVR – Wetness Sensations for Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences” by Kenichiro Shirota, Makoto Uju, Roshan Peiris, and Kouta Minamizawa
Bronze Award
“LinkGlide: A Wearable Haptic Display with Inverted Five-Bar Linkages for Delivering Multi-contact and Multi-Modal Tactile Stimuli” by Miguel Altamirano Cabrera and Dzmitry Tsetserukou
Best Video Demo Finalist
- “A Graphical Tactile Display for the Visually Impaired” by Yang Jiao, Xiaobo Lu and Yingqing Xu
- “A Movable Humanoid Robot for Presenting Walking Sensation of a Giant” by Shintaro Koiwa, Daisuke Morita, Yuki Enzaki and Hiroo Iwata
Winner of the Best Video Demo Award
“A Graphical Tactile Display for the Visually Impaired” by Yang Jiao, Xiaobo Lu and Yingqing Xu
Student Challenge in Automotive Haptics Sponsored by Hyundai Motors
The Award Panel
- Kyungjin Jang
- Juin Kim
- Fernando Bello
- Hiroyuki Shinoda
- Yuru Zhang
- Jin-Ryong Kim
Winners of the Student Challenge in Automotive Haptics
1st place
“Vibrotactile push latch effects on the automotive handleless doors” by Team HVR-KHU
Arsen Abdulali and Ruslan Rakhmatov (Advisor: Prof. Seokhee Jeon, Kyung Hee University, Korea)
2nd place
“Haptic Cushion: A plug and play Solution to Improve Drivers’ Response and Safety at traffic Lights” by Team Kyodai Haptics
Sajid Nisar, Hardik Parwana, Mintaek Oh, Anh-Quy Hoang, and Farhad Shabani (Advisor: Prof. Fumitoshi Matsuno, Kyoto University, Japan)
3rd place
“A Series Elastic Brake Pedal for Regenerative Braking” by Team SEA Brake Pedal
Umut Çalışkan, Ardan Apaydın and Ata Otaran (Advisor: Prof. Volkan Patoglu, Sabanci University, Turkey)
“Haptic Gearshift’s Engagement Assistant: Haptic Knob and Pedal to Improve the Gearshift’s Engagement Maneuvers” by Team Sant’Anna Haptics
Domenico Chiaradia and Antonio Di Guardo (Advisor: Prof. Antonio Frisoli, SSSA, Italy)