Objective: This article provides an overview of tactile displays. Its goal is to assist human
factors practitioners in deciding when and how to employ the sense of touch for the purpose …

In this paper, we review research and applications in the area of mediated or remote social
touch. Whereas current communication media rely predominately on vision and hearing …

Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and
undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of …

Abstract Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) has recently received considerable attention in the
academic community, in labs, in technology companies, and through the media. Because of …

This thesis investigates the design of Tactons: structured vibrotactile messages for
presenting multidimensional information non-visually. Tactons (tactile icons) are the tactile …

Mobile interaction can potentially be enhanced with well-designed haptic control and
display. However, advances have been limited by a vicious cycle whereby inadequate …

This chapter sets about to provide the background and orientation needed to set a novice
designer on his or her way to bringing haptics successfully into an interactive product. To …

Haptic icons (brief tangible stimuli with associated meanings) are a new way to convey
information, but are difficult to design in large quantities due to technological and perceptual …

There are many different uses for haptics, such as training medical practitioners,
teleoperation, or navigation of virtual environments. This review focuses on haptic methods …

In recent years haptics has received considerable attention from the field of Human-
Computer Interactions (HCI) for its potential to provide more tangible and immersive …