Main Research

FlashTouch: data communication through touchscreens

FlashTouch is a new technology that enables data communication between touchscreen-based mobile devices and digital peripheral devices. Touchscreen can be used as communication media using visible light and capacitive touch. It eliminates the complexity associated with data sharing among mobile users, which is currently achieved by online data sharing services or wireless connections for data sharing that need a pairing operation to establish connections between devices.
CHI 2013

iRing: Intelligent Ring Using Infrared Reflection

iRing is an intelligent input ring device developed for measuring finger gestures and external input. iRing recognizes rotation, finger bending, and external force via an infrared (IR) reflection sensor that leverages skin characteristics such as reflectance and softness.
UIST 2012

Pygmy: Ring-like Robot That Magnifies the Finger Expression

Finger has various pattarns of expression by forming itself. Ring robotic device named Pygmy magnifies expression by animating, characterizing and anthropormophizing the human hand.
APCHI 2012 CHI 2012

Collaboration Research

PINOKY: A Ring That Animates Your Plush Toys

JST ERATO IGARASHI Design UI Project

PINOKY is a wireless ring-like device that can be externally attached to any plush toy as an accessory that animates the toy, such as by moving its limbs. A user is thus able to instantly convert any plush toy into a soft robot.
CHI 2012 SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011