Most phones and tablets include little motors that buzz when you perform common actions such as typing, or when apps notify users of important events. Microsoft may be about to bring similar good ...

“Including haptics earlier in the automotive UI design cycle can change a designer’s whole approach,” said John Griffin, VP of Products and Marketing at Immersion. “With the ability to ...

Haptic interfaces allow humans to touch what may well be untouchable. From laparoscopic surgery to radioactive waste removal to the simple act of putting a mobile on vibrate, robotics are getting ...

There’s probably no debate in IT more intense than that surrounding user interfaces. And, like so many other great technical (and, for that matter, social) issues, there is no single right answer. A ...

The Canadian company Haply Robotics develops haptic interfaces for device control that transfer position, movement, and forces in multiple degrees of freedom from the hand to electronics. In practice, ...