Haptic-Gloves Simulate Your Fingers While You Take Piano Lessons!

Georgia Tech researchers believe that a novel wireless glove that trains people in piano lessons might be as useful for people suffering spinal cord injuries in regaining their motor control, partially.  The fingerless gloves buzz to point to the keys that have to be played, also improving the users' finger-sensation. The glove can be connected to an MP3 player or a computer, programmed with a particular song piece. Then it's also linked to the piano with light-up keys. As the keys light up, the glove transmits vibration to the respective finger, directing it to tap. Following this, the user understands proper keystroke patterns and commits the song to memory.

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Leaving the piano front, the gloves found their way as a popular tool for patients improving their grasping skills, as proved by Georgia Tech researchers. Tanya Markow, a Ph.D. graduate and the project leader, believes that the vibration could be activating the sensory cortex, leading to revived brain activity in inactive portions of the motor cortex.

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