A Glove That Allow Users To Feel Objects Virtually!

A Glove That Allow Users To Feel Objects Virtually!

Researchers made a new kind of glove that allows wearers to actually feel objects in their artificial environments without clunky machines weighing down their arms.

In the new study, researchers wanted to make a light, nonrestrictive glove with an open palm that felt natural to wear, while providing realistic feedback when the user touched a virtual object.

To create the glove, they outfitted a piece of soft silicone with sensors that detect hand motions and actuators—small silicone bubbles coupled with electrodes to generate an electric force—that provide physical feedback to the user’s fingertips. A team member wore the glove to interact with a virtual chessboard. When the virtual hand touched a piece, the software prompted the glove to produce electricity, which caused the center part of the glove’s fingertips to fill with air, giving a sense of the object’s shape.

Source: Science Magazine

Name of Author: Eva Frederick

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