Tactile tattoos to make virtual worlds tangible
Layered fabrication of Tacttoo . Credit: Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM…
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These controller gloves could lower the cost of tactile VR
There are two words that will make gamers of a certain age go weak at the knees: Power Glove. We’re not saying Driver-X was inspired by the legendary…
Accelerating tactile communication with skin-attached telehaptics
Ultra-flexible bimodal (UFB) tactile sensor and sub-mm tactile actuator array for…
A soft robotic microfinger that enables interaction with insects through tactile sensing
Microfinger-insect interaction. (a) Schematic drawing of microfinger-insect (pill…
Study finds tactile impressions add product value
Smartphone covers with different surface roughness were used in the study. Courtesy…
Using tactile sensors and machine learning to improve how robots manipulate fabrics
1) We initially approach the cloth and then 2) Try to grasp some number of cloth…
Samsung is working on artificial muscle actuators and tactile feedback for AR, VR | Digit
Samsung Electronics has revealed an ambitious augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) project that leverages compact artificial muscle actuators to enable…
Biomimetic elastomeric robot skin has tactile sensing abilities
Bioinspired electronic skin. Credit: Science Robotics (2022). DOI:…
How scientists are giving robots humanlike tactile senses
There’s a nightmarish scene in Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 movie Pan’s Labyrinth in which we are confronted by a sinister humanoid creature called the…
Tactile Mobility uses data from tires and cars to create virtual sensors and track road conditions
Virtual sensing tech company worked with Detroit to find and rate potholes to help the city prioritize road maintenance.…