Christian Cipriani

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that it is possible to elicit the perception of possessing a rubber foot when modality-matched stimulations are provided synchronously on the biological foot and to the corresponding rubber foot areas.

TL;DR: The findings indicate that incidental sensory feedback (visual, auditory, and osseoperceptive in this case) is insufficient for restoring natural grasp behavior in amputees, and support the idea that supplemental tactile sensory feedback is needed to learn and maintain the motor tasks internal model.

TL;DR: It is shown that multiple HyVE units could be used to provide multi-channel sensory information with equivalent performance to single modality interfaces (vibro- or electro-tactile) larger in size and with better performance than vibrotactile interfaces with the same size.

TL;DR: A new HMI that aims to track the muscles contractions with implanted permanent magnets, by means of magnetic field sensors is proposed, demonstrating the viability of the myokinetic approach in implementing direct and simultaneous control over multiple digits of an artificial hand.

TL;DR: A more realistic simulation of involuntary hand opening and subsequent recovery of a stable grasp of the slipping object using a robotic hand operated by the subjects through a standard myoelectric control interface is attempted and suggests that this simple yet effective feedback can be used to reduce grasp failures in prosthetic users, increasing their confidence in the device.