AbstractIn this article, we present TouchYou, a pair of wearable interfaces that enable
affective touch interactions with people at long-distance. Through a touch-sensitive
interface, which works by touch, pressure and capacitance, the body becomes the own
input for stimulating the other body, which has a stimulation interface that enables
the feeling of being touched. The person receives an electrical muscle stimulation,
thermal and mechanical stimulation that react depending on the touch sensed by the
first interface. By using the TouchYou, people can stimulate each other, using their
own body, not only for sexual relations at a distance but for the production of
affection and another way of feeling. We discuss the importance of the touch for
human relationships, the current state of the art in haptic interfaces and how the
technology can be used for the affection remote transmission. We present the design
process of the TouchYou sensitive and stimulation interfaces, with a contribution of
a method for developing custom touch sensors, we explore usage scenarios for the
technology, including sex toys and sex robots and we present the concept of using the
body as a remote sex interface.
Abstract:In this paper, we present the Neurodildo, a sex toy remotely controlled by brain waves, which is pressure sensitive and has electrical stimulation (e-stim) feedback. The Neurodildo was originally presented as a conference paper at the 3rd International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots (2017). We designed and explored the application of a mind-controlled sex toy for the people with mobility disabilities, for example with spinal cord injury (SCI), who have difficulty handling a commercial toy and that might experience difficulties in a sexual encounter. The system consists of the sex toy with Bluetooth and sensors, the brain-computer interface (BCI) headset, the e-stim device, and a computer for running the necessary software. The first user wears the headset and the e-stim device, and by focusing in trained patterns, he/she can control the vibration of the sex toy. The pressure applied to the sex toy by the second user is measured by sensors and transmitted and converted to the first user, who feels muscle contractions. We discuss the design process, the limitations of the prototype and how evaluating the user requirements is necessary for a better product. We also included a background and discussion on the application of sex robots for assisting disabled people and how the Neurodildo could be integrated with this futuristic technology. The goal of this project is to design a sex toy that might help people with disabilities and people in long-distance relationships (LDR), trying to fill the gap of sex toys designed for people with disabilities.
This research explores multisensory sexual arousal in men and women, and how it can be implemented and shared between multiple individuals in Virtual Reality (VR). This is achieved through the stimulation of human senses with immersive technology including visual, olfactory, auditory, and haptic triggers. Participants are invited to VR to test various sensory triggers and assess them as sexually arousing or not. A literature review on VR experiments related to sexuality, the concepts of perception and multisensory experiments, and data collected from self-reports was used to conclude. The goal of this research is to establish that sexual arousal is a multisensory event that may or may not be linked to the presence or thought of the intended object of desire (sexual partner). By examining what stimulates arousal, we better understand the multisensory capacity of humans, leading not only to richer sexual experiences but also to the further development of wearable sextech products, soft robotics, and multisensory learning machines. This understanding helps with other research related to human-robot interaction, affection, detection, and transmission in both physical and virtual realities, and how VR technology can help to design a new generation of sex robots.
Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a degradação das lentes de óculos de sol após um curto período de exposição à radiação solar em duas diferentes condições. Um conjunto de 30 pares de lentes de óculos de sol foi testado, sendo que as lentes direitas foram expostas em uma estação automática de exposição solar, ou seja, em condições naturais, e as lentes esquerdas foram expostas em um simulador solar de acordo com os parâmetros da norma NBR ISO 12312-1:2015. Na estação solar, o tempo total de exposição foi de 115 h e no simulador solar, de 100 h. Medidas de espectroscopia das lentes foram feitas antes e depois do período de exposição para cada experimento, e por meio destas medidas foram calculadas as transmitâncias UV, Visível e Infravermelho (IR) das lentes, além da dose de radiação UV eritêmica acumulada para os dois casos. O tempo de exposição não foi suficiente para causar degradação nas lentes, porém foi possível verificar algumas características, como diferenças entre as lentes de um mesmo modelo, e diferenças entre as condições dos experimentos que podem influenciar os resultados futuros e a degradação das lentes
Aos meus pais, irmão e amigos, por fazerem de mim o que sou. Muito obrigado pela inspiração. AGRADECIMENTOS À Profa. Dra. Liliane Ventura, minha orientadora, pela confiança e oportunidade dada para o desenvolvimento do projeto. Agradeço à dedicação e o incentivo dado para solução de problemas, enfrentamento de desafios e crescimento pessoal e profissional. Aos amigos, da graduação, do laboratório e da vida, por serem importantes nas mais diferentes situações e também pelas conversas que nos engrandecem. Ao professor Ruy Alberto Corrêa Altafim, do LATM (Laboratório de Alta Tensão e Materiais) e sua aluna Thamyres Tâmulla, pela ajuda com o corte a laser do painel de acrílico. Ao Dr. Mauro Masili, pelos cálculos das posições azimutais do Sol e valores do índice ultravioleta para a cidade de São Carlos-SP. À todos os funcionários do Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica da EESC/USP, em especial ao Rui Bertho, por toda a paciência e a enorme contribuição à este trabalho através de seus serviços. Aos amigos Artur e Ayrton, pela ajuda na revisão final do texto.
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