Thanks to smartphone GPS apps, getting lost is a thing of the past. The downside is that users’ attention can be dangerously focused on the smartphone screen and not the road ahead. NTT Docomo Inc. is ...

Robotic automation is rapidly becoming the norm in large-scale manufacturing, especially in high-risk industries like steel and heavy machinery. Machines now perform repetitive or dangerous tasks with ...

When it comes to haptic feedback, most technologies are limited to simple vibrations. But our skin is loaded with tiny sensors that detect pressure, vibration, stretching and more. Now, Northwestern ...

At a certain point, it's customization for customization sake ...

The entertainment industry is abuzz thanks to the launch of next-gen immersive technologies such as the Apple Vision Pro and recently announced Meta Quest Pro 2. Talk is now naturally gravitating ...

What if you could share the texture of fabric, the sensation of plucking a guitar string or shaping clay with another person thousands of kilometers away? Japanese researchers at NTT Docomo, Keio ...

Feel the Bit: A recently released standard aims to solve the technology issues related to haptic feedback sent through the internet, bringing a whole new sense to network-powered applications. As with ...