Lovewear is a haptic clothing that allows intimate exploration for movement-impaired people.
People with disabilities often face physical, political, and societal barriers in expressing their sexuality. The lack of inclusivity in the sex toy market does not support an autonomous experience for impaired individuals who cannot operate toys without external assistance. Lovewear is a collaborative art-science project that combines user-centered design principles with soft robotics integrated into textiles. The aim is to offer an autonomous experience through haptic feedback, allowing self-exploration of intimate sensations and sexual pleasure to females with motor impairments. A pillow interface activates an underwear garment: While caressing and touching the pillow, the wearer triggers the underwear’s inflatable i actuators. This transdisciplinary project used a mixed-methods research design; the objective is to promote the embedment of technology into everyday garments, to improve the wearer’s quality of life.
The project is led by Ivan Parati, my research and contribution expanded the feasibility of heat press welding for light-weight TPU inflatable design and manufacturing. specifically, we designed 3d printed inflatable textile demo that functions as the surface texture with haptical feedback.
Lovewear 是一款触觉服装，让行动障碍人士也能进行亲密探索。
残障人士在表达自己的性需求时，往往面临身体、政策与社会层面的多重障碍。情趣用品市场缺乏包容性，那些无法在无人协助的情况下操作玩具的障碍人士，难以获得自主的体验。Lovewear 是一个艺术与科学结合的合作项目，将以用户为中心的设计原则与集成于纺织品中的软体机器人技术相结合，旨在通过触觉反馈为运动障碍女性提供自主的体验，让她们能够自我探索亲密感受与性愉悦。一个枕头界面用于驱动一件内衣：当使用者抚摸、触碰枕头时，便会触发内衣中的充气执行器。这一跨学科项目采用混合方法研究设计，目标是推动技术融入日常服装，提升穿着者的生活质量。
项目由 Ivan Parati 主导。我的研究与贡献拓展了热压焊接工艺在轻量化 TPU 充气结构设计与制造中的可行性；具体而言，我们设计了一款 3D 打印充气纺织样品，作为具有触觉反馈的表面肌理。
