At The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference 2026 — an international conference focusing on the augmentation of human physical, cognitive, and perceptual abilities through digital technologies — held in Okinawa, Japan from March 16th to 19th, 2026, two projects exhibited by the KMD Embodied Media Project received awards in the Poster & Demo track.
◆AHs 2026 “Best Demo Award”
Demonstrating “The Third Between Us”: Multi-User Co-Presence through Shared Auditory-Haptic Vibroscapes
Jiayi Shen, Kiryu Tsujita, Kohei Kobayashi, Hanrui Peng, Fuko Yamamura, Ryoya Kagawa, Masaru Yokoi, Ximing Shen, Takatoshi Yoshida, and Kouta Minamizawa
KMD Embodied Media Project x TV Asahi Corporation
https://www.embodiedmedia.org/projects/the-third-between-us
◆ AHs 2026 “Best Demo Honorable Mention”
Nomadic Body Kit: Countering Situational Immobility with Integrated Robotic Actuation
Ryoichi Ando, Mark Armstrong, Mikito Ogino, Toshihiro Ajioka, Masatane Muto, Kentaro Yoshifuji, Sohei Wakisaka, and Kouta Minamizawa
KMD Embodied Media Project x ALS, Ory Lab., and Axereal Co.
