soft computing

• human warmth, human touch, human texture

• i am a soft animal and i want to interact with soft things

• wearables that are actually wearable

• wearables -> comfortables

• peripherals, usability, accessibility

• textiles, wools, yarns

• silicone/rubber/latex

• wood, cork, other plant fibres

• conductive threads

• machine embroidery

• conductive silicone and flexi-circuits

• silicone EMG https://www.nature.com/articles/s41528-023-00279-8

  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335480797_Stick-On_Large-Strain_Sensors_for_Soft_Robots
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01484-2?fromPaywallRec=false
  • https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/34029/1/Yang_SJ_BiologicalSciences_PhD_2023.pdf
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004218300683
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004218300683

• silicone wearable bands with NFC/RFID data/antennae, or otherwise wearable data

• embroidered EMG

• alternative materials for utilising the flexi vague nature of the connections, makes for interfaces that are more like humans - unsure, analogue, a spectrum