San Francisco-based inventor Steve Hoefer has developed a prototype haptic device which applies pressure to the wrist when objects come in range of its sensors.
San Francisco-based inventor Steve Hoefer has developed a prototype haptic device which applies pressure to the wrist when objects come in range of its sensors.
Courtesy Steve Hoefer
The device has a pair of sensors at the front which send out ultrasonic pulses measuring the distance of objects from one inch to 10 feet. Motorized rubber pads at the rear apply increasing amounts of pressure as users get closer to an object.
The device has a pair of sensors at the front which send out ultrasonic pulses measuring the distance of objects from one inch to 10 feet. Motorized rubber pads at the rear apply increasing amounts of pressure as users get closer to an object.
Hoefer has released details of the Tacit project on his web site under a Creative Commons license.
Hoefer has released details of the Tacit project on his web site under a Creative Commons license.