Chapter 1 - Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop

This introductory chapter sets the stage for the book by highlighting the crucial role of the Tactile Internet in connecting humans, enabling the metaverse, and integrating robotics. It outlines the book's structure, emphasising the main motivation behind the required research: the need for a communication platform that allows seamless interaction between humans, objects in the metaverse, and cyber-physical systems to enable skill transfer between humans and machines. The chapter briefly introduces use cases and the core components of the Tactile Internet, setting the stage for the subsequent chapters. It underscores the importance of respecting the requirements of the individual human senses and the fundamental principles of human multisensory perception. This Human-in-the-Loop approach represents a key departure from current network optimisation strategies that focus on throughput.