Monday, November 3, 2014

Developing Technology (part 1)


Check out the article (and video) below, this is an interesting device! It wasn't mentioned, but I was thinking about the implications of something like this being developed further along in the future.
This motion capture glove device transfers the movements of your hand into computer language that can move a robotic hand, and it even provides haptic feedback so you can physically sense virtual objects you "touch" with the hand in virtual reality. Think about how this could be used further: we could record the precise hand movements of, say, a surgeon or musician. Then, someone could put on the glove, and "play" the recording so that it moves their hand in the same way. This device could be used to teach hand movements and help refine them. A guitarist could play a tremelo on the guitar with one on, and record that movement. Then, the device could put it on a student and play the movement back, allowing the student to learn the movements through repetitive sensation. This concept could be applied on a larger scale, too--if we can do this with a glove, we can do the same thing with a larger, robotic body suit. Dancing, martial arts, and other physical disciplines could be taught through such a device.

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