When learning an instrument you can study all the notes but it can still be hard to get the feel. This research project from Yiyue Luo with MIT is turning to haptics and machine learning to help.
A pianist wore gloves with sensors to record all the finger movements. These were transfered to students with haptic motors.
The students with the gloves showed improved accuracy over standard teaching. They also tested out the gloves on gaming with similar results.
Via Scientific American:
Using a computerized embroidery machine, the team embedded small wires linked to a pressure-sensing material in the gloves to detect hand motions. When a piano teacher wearing the gloves repeatedly performed a tune, a machine-learning algorithm processed their movement on the keys and translated it into instructional vibrations. Students wearing their own gloves then attempted to play the same tune, with the fingertip vibrations guiding them through proper movements. (The vibration intensity increased to correct fingering or rhythm mistakes.)
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