MIT takes a hands-on approach to tactile learning

Some folks prefer to get a grip on things to better understand concepts. Researchers have developed smart gloves for tactile learners that use haptic feedback and AI to teach users new skills, fast-track precision training and control robots remotely.C… Continue reading MIT takes a hands-on approach to tactile learning

Phantom VR glove delivers a sense of touch, but leaves fingers free

There are now a number of high-tech gloves that deliver tactile sensations to VR users’ fingertips when they touch virtual objects or surfaces. The Phantom glove is unique, however, in that it doesn’t cover the fingers, leaving them free for real-world… Continue reading Phantom VR glove delivers a sense of touch, but leaves fingers free

Virus-searing gloves may one day replace disposables

Although we’re gradually moving away from being a throw-away society, single-use nitrile gloves are still widely utilized in healthcare settings. That may not always be the case, however, thanks to the development of reusable gloves that cook viruses.C… Continue reading Virus-searing gloves may one day replace disposables

Bifrost Pulse VR glove could bring haptic feedback into much wider use

While there are already haptic feedback VR gloves that provide a simulated sense of touch to users, they typically cost at least a few thousand dollars. The Pulse glove is aimed at making the technology more accessible, in that it’s priced at just US$2… Continue reading Bifrost Pulse VR glove could bring haptic feedback into much wider use

KnitDema glove puts the electronic squeeze on swollen fingers

Hand edema, which is a swelling of the fingers due to the accumulation of fluid from injury or disease, is typically treated via a hand massage performed by a therapist. A new finger-massaging glove, however, may offer a less costly and more accessible… Continue reading KnitDema glove puts the electronic squeeze on swollen fingers

Pressure-sensing glove may help reduce stillbirths in developing nations

According to UNICEF, the vast majority of stillbirths occur in poor countries. An experimental new pressure-sensing surgical glove may help reduce those numbers, by allowing clinicians to gauge the orientation of the baby within the womb.Continue Readi… Continue reading Pressure-sensing glove may help reduce stillbirths in developing nations

BrailleWear glove tells blind users which letters they’re feeling

It can be difficult for blind people to learn to read braille, as they don’t have any way of seeing which character the dots that they’re feeling represent. That’s where the BrailleWear glove comes in, as it verbally tells them.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading BrailleWear glove tells blind users which letters they’re feeling

Haptic hydrogel “skin” simulates touch in VR and AR

While technology is making major strides in absorbing our eyes and ears in virtual worlds, it’s harder to engage senses like touch. Engineers at the City University of Hong Kong have now developed WeTac, a thin, wearable electronic “skin” that provides… Continue reading Haptic hydrogel “skin” simulates touch in VR and AR