New technology that invites expressive, two-way communication between a person and the soft, flexible object they are holding or wearing has been developed at the University of Bath. Subscribe to our ...

A new haptic ring for VR is trying to solve a stubborn problem, virtual touch still feels flat. Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, EPFL, and Istanbul Technical University built an ...

The entertainment industry is abuzz thanks to the launch of next-gen immersive technologies such as the Apple Vision Pro and recently announced Meta Quest Pro 2. Talk is now naturally gravitating ...

Marcia O’Malley, the Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Engineering and professor and chair of mechanical engineering at Rice University. Haptic devices, which enable communication through touch ...

What limits augmented-reality glasses and other extended-reality devices and how haptics can recreate the sense of physically interacting with digital objects. Inside TDK’s PowerHap technology and how ...

The system includes gloves and sleeves outfitted with small vibration motors that simulate sensations such as pressure and movement. This enables users to perform and feel gestures like pats, ...

Mentor: Eric Hodgson, Ph.D. In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has become increasingly prominent in fields such as gaming, education, healthcare, and entertainment. While advancements in VR ...

Haptics, or the sense of touch, is increasingly being incorporated into the connected experience to enhance communications, services and entertainment, and is spotlighted in a white paper commissioned ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first haptic device that achieves "human resolution," meaning it accurately matches the sensing abilities of the human fingertip. Subscribe to our ...

A new comprehensive literature review of the benefits and challenges of integrating haptics-enhanced virtual reality training, or VR-haptics for short, in dental education curricula highlights the ...

The HaptX Gloves G1 are transforming the way we approach workforce training by leveraging advanced haptic technology to mimic the dexterity and sensitivity of human hands. These innovative gloves ...

Today’s gaming industry has made incredible strides in enhancing visual and auditory experiences, yet there’s always been a gap in how players physically feel a game. Imagine being fully engrossed in ...