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Lightweight CNN deciphers affective touch in soft companions

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Researchers have developed a lightweight 1D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for classifying affective touch in soft robotic companions. This study introduces an open-source MATLAB framework and a dataset of 1326 labeled gesture sequences from 25 participants. The compact CNN model, with 13.2k parameters, achieved 75% test accuracy and is capable of real-time operation on microcontrollers, enabling privacy-preserving touch interpretation within therapeutic devices. AI

IMPACT Enables more nuanced and privacy-preserving human-robot interaction in therapeutic soft companions.

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Lightweight CNN deciphers affective touch in soft companions

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Aleksandrs Vali\v{s}evskis, Aleksandrs Okss, Inese T\=i\c{g}ere, Aleksejs Kata\v{s}evs, Dina Bethere, Anete Hofmane, Airisa \v{S}teinberga, Und\=ine Gavri\c{l}enko, Santa Me\c{l}\c{k}e, Lucie Matou\v{s}kov\'a ·

    Design and Validation of a Lightweight 1D CNN for Affective Touch Classification in Soft Plush Companions

    arXiv:2607.16196v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Soft, sensorized companions offer a physically safe and emotionally intuitive interface for socially assistive technologies, yet their deformability and multichannel tactile sensing complicate the robust interpretation of human affe…

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