COMPACT HAPTIC DEVICE

摘要

A compact haptic device is provided to cause no interference with a body of a user in case that the user wears the haptic device by being received compactly while having a wide working space, and enable the user to easily move in a state wearing the haptic device while reducing weight of the haptic device. A wearing tool(70) is put on the body of the user. A rotational joint is pivotally connected to the wearing tool. An arm(10) is connected to the rotational joint, and selectively expanded or shrunk while performing linear movement. A handle(12) is installed to an end of the arm. A controller(80) has a function transmitting information for a position and a direction generated by operating the handle, and the function controlling the arm to make the user detect force by receiving a calculation result of the force and torque from the computer. The arm includes multiple links, multiple pulleys, a cable for linking each link performing the linear movement, and a driver extending or shrinking the arm by making one link perform the linear movement.