Researchers Design Band-Aid-Size Tactile Display

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Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in Korea and the University of Nevada in the US have developed a flexible tactile display that can wrap around the finger like a band-aid. The device could be used as a Braille display among other applications ...
Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in Korea and the University of Nevada in the US have developed a flexible tactile display that can wrap around the finger like a band-aid. The device could be used as a Braille display, among other applications. Credit: Ig Mo Koo, et al.

Currently, we get most of our information from computers through visual and audio features. But as researchers from Korea point out, the most widespread sense on the human body is touch. While some tactile computer devices do exist, the researchers are trying to take full advantage of this overlooked sense with the development of a tactile display that can be wrapped around your finger like a band-aid.


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