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Buoyancé: Reeling Helium-Inflated Balloons with Mobile Robots on the Ground for Mid-Air Tangible ...

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Talkat UIST 2025 · 2025-09-28..10-01· [robotics]

speakers

name:Alan Pham
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name:Yuxiao Li
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name:Miyu Fukuoka
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name:Ken Nakagaki
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/i6HsdqwYN4g
slides:none on file

summary

A room-scale system reels helium-inflated balloons via ground robots to create mid-air tangible objects controllable in 3D and—by linking multiple tethers—up to 6° of freedom; the hardware uses omnidirectional rovers with a ReelBots reeling mechanism and OptiTrack motion capture, plus GUI, gesture and hand-tracking control. A proof-of-concept reaches 20 m or more, supports constructive assembly, and a 12-participant study (30 trials each) shows usable interactions and strong attraction from children.

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chapters (9)

  1. 0:00Introduction to Buoyancé
  2. 1:00Everyday balloons and research context
  3. 2:25Designing mid-air tangible interfaces
  4. 3:30BalanC system overview and features
  5. 5:15Implementation and control methods
  6. 6:40Applications and real-scale displays
  7. 8:25User study and findings
  8. 9:48Future work and hardware improvements
  9. 10:12Conclusion and Q&A

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