The interactions with touchscreens rely heavily on vision: The virtual buttons and virtual
sliders on a touchscreen provide no mechanical sense of the object they seek to represent …

Shape-morphing displays alter their surface geometry to convey information through three-
dimensional shapes. However, rapid transformation into seamless shapes with multimodal …

Haptic feedback technology represents a frontier with revolutionary potential, particularly in
virtual and augmented reality. Skin, as an underexplored sensory interface, holds …

Electric heaters based on functional materials and innovative designs have been developed
for various applications. In this paper, we propose a soft dielectric heater (SDH) using …

Soft robots have gained significant attention in recent years owing to their high safety in
human–machine interactions and exceptional adaptability to unpredictable environments …

This letter presents a novel soft vibrotactile interface with a wide acceleration bandwidth that
can be applied to a curved surface, such as a steering wheel. This haptic interface utilizes …

Abstracts Electrostatic soft actuators are widely employed in soft machines due to their fast
response, low energy consumption and noise, high energy density, and ease of control. This …

Superabsorbent polymers are materials that exhibit a high swelling behavior in liquids and
can hold the absorbed liquid even against externally applied pressure. They are …

Traditional camera zoom mechanisms, relying on stepper motors and intricate transmission
components, suffer from bulky designs that restrict their applicability in compact systems …

Human–robot collaboration (HRC) is effective to improve productivity in industrial fields,
based on the robot's fast and precise work and the human's flexible skill. To facilitate the …