Smart textiles aid communication with virtual worlds
Instead of games controllers or keyboards, highly flexible, ultra-thin silicone films: At Saarland University, a novel type of technology that allows humans and computers to communicate more naturally and more intuitively is being developed. When the thin polymer film is integrated into an assembly operator’s glove or deposited onto a display screen, it functions as an interactive mediator that can tell a computer system what the human operator wants while also providing tactile feedback to the user in the form of pulses, vibrations or taps or audible feedback.
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