Over the past decades, roboticists have developed increasingly advanced systems that can emulate some human capabilities and ...

EPFL researchers have developed a customizable soft robotic system that uses compressed air to produce shape changes, ...

This clever research from the University of Chicago’s Human Computer Integration Lab demonstrates a fascinating way to let users “feel” objects in VR, without anything getting in … ...

As for the output, no vibromotors or actuators are in use – instead, tactile receptors are stimulated by passing small amounts of current through your skin, triggering your touch receptors ...

More information: Wael Othman et al, Off-the-Jaw Tactile Sensing System for Tissue Stiffness and Thickness Assessment in Minimally Invasive Surgery, IEEE Access (2025). DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025. ...

That tactile feedback enables us to recognize a material's shape, surface texture, and stiffness or softness. The bionic finger imaging a rigid letter A coated in soft silicone.

Unlike tactile switches, which offer feedback, you won’t feel a bump before the key reaches the bottom of the keyboard. They’re completely noiseless, too. That said, if you’re heavy-handed ...

Recent reports from Bloomberg have shed light on the innovative features expected in the Apple Pencil 3, particularly highlighting the incorporation of a “tactile feedback” function that aims ...

Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab) have developed an innovative sensing system that restores the missing tactile feedback in minimally ...