Haptic Armband Mimics Human Touch
“Imagine a virtual world where someone touches your arm during a conversation and you feel the sensation as though they were right there with you. At USC’s Department of Computer Science, assistant professor Heather Culbertson has developed a new haptic armband that mimics the gestures used in social touch, specifically the sensation of a finger moving along the arm. Culbertson developed the armband with colleagues from Stanford University, where she worked as a research engineer before joining USC in January…”
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2018/06/haptic-armband-mimics-human-touch
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