Haptic Human-Human Interaction Through a Compliant Connection Does Not Improve Motor Learning in a Force Field

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    Abstract

    Humans have a natural ability to haptically interact with other humans, for instance while physically assisting a child to learn how to ride a bicycle. A recent study has shown that haptic human-human interaction can improve individual motor performance and motor learning rate while learning to track a continuously moving target with a visuomotor rotation. In this work we investigated whether these benefits of haptic interaction on motor learning generalize to a task in which the interacting partners track a target while they learn novel dynamics, represented by a force field. Pairs performed the tracking task and were intermittently connected to each other through a virtual spring. Motor learning was assessed by comparing each partner’s individual performance during trials in which they were not connected to the performance of participants who learned the task alone. We found that haptic interaction through a compliant spring does not lead to improved individual motor performance or an increase in motor learning rate. Performance during interaction was significantly better than when the partners were not interacting, even when connected to a worse partner.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHaptics: Science, Technology, and Applications
    Subtitle of host publication11th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2018, Pisa, Italy, June 13-16, 2018, Proceedings, Part I
    EditorsDomenico Prattichizzo, Hiroyuki Shinoda, Hong Z. Tan, Emanuele Ruffaldi, Antonio Frisoli
    Pages333-344
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-93445-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    EventEurohaptics 2018 - Pisa, Italy
    Duration: 13 Jun 201816 Jun 2018
    http://eurohaptics2018.org/

    Publication series

    NameLecture notes in computer science
    PublisherSpringer
    Volume10893

    Conference

    ConferenceEurohaptics 2018
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityPisa
    Period13/06/1816/06/18
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Human-human interaction
    • Motor learning
    • Haptics
    • Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

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