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Haptic feedback. Haptics is the science of simulating pressure, texture, vibration and other sensations related to touch. Haptic devices can be regarded as robots, however, as robots having a very special function or task, that of interacting with humans. 1 Areas of Competence:
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Haptic feedback • Haptics is the science of simulating pressure, texture, vibration and other sensations related to touch. • Haptic devices can be regarded as robots, however, as robots having a very special function or task, that of interacting with humans.1 Areas of Competence: • Tactile sensor/actuator technology • Force feedback • Neurophysiology • Man-machine interfaces • Applications http://www.immersion.com/ 1 Hayward, Astley, Cruz-Hernandez, Grant and Robles-De-La-Torre, Haptic interfaces and devices, Sensor Review, 24(1), 2004