Passive Haptic Learning: Learn to Type or Play Piano Without Attention Using Wearables

Info about the Project

Our Passive Haptic Learning gloves teach the "muscle memory" of how to play piano melodies without the learner's active attention. These gloves can also help wearers recover sensation in their hands after a traumatic event, such as a partial spinal cord injury. The PHL gloves are fingerless gloves equipped with vibrators at each knuckle. As a mobile MP3 player plays each note ofa song, the gloves tap the finger that corresponds to the respective piano key.
Faculty: 
Thad Starner
Students: 
Caitlyn Seim