Introduction to Haptics

edX MOOC / Non-credit USD 159
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Introduction to Haptics

About this course

Participants in this course will learn how to build, program, and control haptic devices, which are mechatronic devices that allow users to feel virtual or remote environments.
At this time, the Hapkit is not available for purchase as a complete kit. Instead, you will need to purchase and make the components as described on the Hapkit website at https://hapkit.stanford.edu/build.html. (If you are an enterprising person, we welcome you to take the open-source design and make into a product!)
In the process, participants will gain an appreciation for the capabilities and limitations of human touch, develop an intuitive connection between equations that describe physical interactions and how they feel, and gain practical interdisciplinary engineering skills related to robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, bioengineering, and computer science.

What you'll learn

  • understand the principles of haptic technology
  • develop skills in building and programming haptic devices
  • appreciate the human touch in virtual environments
  • connect equations to physical interactions through hands-on experience

Skills you'll gain

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