Jeanine van Bruggen
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About
Jeanine van Bruggen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of virtual reality, telepresence, and human-robot interaction. Her work fundamentally reimagines how humans can extend their presence across distances, moving beyond simple visual and auditory feedback to create truly embodied remote experiences. In her landmark 2022 paper "What Comes After Telepresence?"—which has garnered 20 citations—van Bruggen introduces the concept of transporting both the functional and social self, arguing that advances in robotics and multisensory displays allow users to not just feel present at a remote location, but to fully inhabit it. Her innovative approach to thermal feedback in VR robot teleoperation, detailed in her 2022 proof-of-concept study (6 citations), demonstrates how integrating long-wave infrared cameras with stereo and 360-degree vision can give operators a tangible thermal sense, pushing the boundaries of what virtual reality can achieve. By bridging the gap between physical sensation and digital interaction, van Bruggen is laying the groundwork for next-generation teleoperation systems that promise to revolutionize fields from hazardous environment exploration to remote healthcare and social connection.
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- 2Grasping Temperature: Thermal Feedback in VR Robot Teleoperation6 citations · 2022