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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Engineering
Making phone displays see better
Every few months smartphone companies release a newly designed phone—one with a larger screen, or a clearer camera. A selling point for many, the camera's capabilities are an important factor for consumers and amateur photographers ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Robotics
A touch from a conversing robot is linked to positive emotional state
A small study found that people who were touched by a humanoid robot while conversing with it subsequently reported a better emotional state and were more likely to comply with a request from the robot. Laura Hoffmann of ...
May 5, 2021
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Robotics
Soft robots use camera and shadows to sense human touch
Soft robots may not be in touch with human feelings, but they are getting better at feeling human touch.
Feb 9, 2021
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Engineering
Tech makes it possible to digitally communicate through human touch
Instead of inserting a card or scanning a smartphone to make a payment, what if you could simply touch the machine with your finger?
Dec 3, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple may bring Force Touch to Macbook's Touch Bar
It appears Apple is planning an interesting touch for a future generation of its most powerful notebook, the Macbook Pro. In a recently disclosed patent application, Apple has indicated it will introduce Force Touch to an ...
Robotics
Energy-generating synthetic skin for affordable prosthetic limbs and touch-sensitive robots
A new type of energy-generating synthetic skin could create more affordable prosthetic limbs and robots capable of mimicking the sense of touch, scientists say.
Nov 30, 2020
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Engineering
New glove-like device mimics sense of touch
What if you could touch a loved one during a video call—particularly in today's social distancing era of COVID-19—or pick up and handle a virtual tool in a video game?
Sep 9, 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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Robotics
An elegant solution to the soft sensing challenge
From warehouses to hospitals, soft robots are used in different places to assist humans in moving items, treating patients, and gathering information. As interests in these robots keep growing, scientists are developing ways ...
Jul 29, 2019
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