Paper ID: 2409.05203

CARDinality: Interactive Card-shaped Robots with Locomotion and Haptics using Vibration

Aditya Retnanto, Emilie Faracci, Anup Sathya, Yukai Hung, Ken Nakagaki

This paper introduces a novel approach to interactive robots by leveraging the form-factor of cards to create thin robots equipped with vibrational capabilities for locomotion and haptic feedback. The system is composed of flat-shaped robots with on-device sensing and wireless control, which offer lightweight portability and scalability. This research introduces a hardware prototype. Applications include augmented card playing, educational tools, and assistive technology, which showcase CARDinality's versatility in tangible interaction.

Submitted: Sep 8, 2024