Bits and pieces of March 2012 [updated]

TECHTILE toolkit, link and techtile.org

TECHTILE = TECHnology based tacTILE design. Best Demo Award at Haptics Symposium 2012. A simple but very elegant toolkit to discover and experience haptics.

Tactile Display With Directional Force Feedback, link

Nokia Patents Haptic Tattoo Technology, link

A lot of speculation and hype around this, but it is still interesting to see how the media/public is picking up on the idea.

Immersion HD Integrator, link
Lots of customs implementations of haptic effects from Immersion.

Game Controller with Embedded Skin Stretch Feedback from HEML Utah, link

As seen at Haptics Symposium 2012 in Vancouver.

Haptic steering wheel from AT&T labs, link

“An underlying thread of this research is, can we develop great haptic and tactile cues that users ‘get’ right out of the box?” Good question!

Cadillac Safety Alert Seat, link

Directional tactile sensation — vibrations of the driver’s seat bottom — to warn of crash threats while driving and parking.

Robot hand to give your videoconferencing the ‘human’ touch, link

Believable human touch factors: texture, temperature and sufficient grip force.