This paper reviews studies on the tactile dimensionality of physical properties of materials in
order to determine a common structure for these dimensions. Based on the commonality …

The concept of similarity, or a sense of 'sameness' among things, is pivotal to theories in the
cognitive sciences and beyond. Similarity, however, is a difficult thing to measure …

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 …

In order to endow robots with human-like abilities to characterize and identify objects, they
must be provided with tactile sensors and intelligent algorithms to select, control, and …

Roughness is a perceptual attribute typically associated with certain stimuli that are
presented in one of the spatial senses. In auditory research, the term is typically used to …

The human finger is exquisitely sensitive in perceiving different materials, but the question
remains as to what length scales are capable of being distinguished in active touch. We …

Although physical artifacts that represent data have been used for centuries, the research
field—known as data physicalization—has only recently gained traction. Compared to data …

The hedonic attributes of tactile stimulation are important to one's quality of life, yet they have
rarely been studied scientifically. The earliest experimental investigations suggested soft …

Various psychophysical methods have been used to study human haptic perception,
although the selection of a particular method is often based on convention, rather than an …

Sensory systems are designed to extract behaviorally relevant information from the
environment. In seeking to understand a sensory system, it is important to understand the …