Enhanced touch screens could enable users to 'feel' objects
The next time you buy a new couch, you may not ever have to leave your old one to get a feel for the texture of the new material.
Oct 21, 2021
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News tagged with haptic interfaces
Engineering
Haptic helmet for firefighters
Imagine firefighters trying to navigate through an unfamiliar, burning building full of suffocating smoke and deafening noise. Firefighting is exceedingly dangerous, and the ability for first responders to maintain communications ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Robotics
New haptic arm places robotics within easy reach
Imagine being able to build and use a robotic device without the need for expensive, specialist kit or skills. That is the vision that researchers from the University of Bristol have turned into reality, creating a lightweight, ...
Oct 20, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Ultra-light gloves let users 'touch' virtual objects
Scientists from EPFL and ETH Zurich have developed an ultra-light glove – weighing less than 8 grams per finger– that enables users to feel and manipulate virtual objects. Their system provides extremely realistic haptic ...
Oct 15, 2018
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