How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? In a paper in the journal Science Advances, researchers address the classic “nature versus nurture” ...

Extended reality makes it possible to artificially modify human sensations. For example, researchers have succeeded in using ...

Now, researchers have developed a haptics system that creates more complex tactile feedback. Beyond just buzzing, the device ...

A breakthrough wireless device from Northwestern Engineering simulates intricate touch sensations, offering a programmable ...

Extended reality makes it possible to artificially modify human sensations. For example, researchers have succeeded in using extended reality to make vegetarian food even more attractive.   “This ...

It's easy to take for granted the gentle buzz of your smartwatch when the timer you set for your boiling water goes off. Simple haptic feedback like this has helped humans and machines communicate ...

How can haptic feedback, which uses vibrations to simulate real touch sensations, be improved to provide more accurate data to users? This is what a recent | Technology ...

The sense of touch gives you vital information about the world around you. From gripping a coffee mug to shaking hands or ...

Northwestern says the new device can simulate a much more realistic sense of touch. It could even let deaf people "feel" ...

Clothes that can mimic the feeling of being touched, touch displays that provide haptic feedback to users, or even ultralight loudspeakers. These are just some of the devices made possible using thin ...

Scientists have developed a small-scale actuator tech that can impart omnidirectional, superimposable, dynamic forces to the ...