An origami-inspired haptic ring for VR called OriRing weighs 18 grams and can push back with up to 6.5 N. It senses pressing and sliding forces to render size and stiffness, but it’s still a prototype ...

Virtual reality systems may provide a user interface allowing a user to interact with the virtual environment. For example, the user may manipulate electronic representations of objects in the virtual ...

Apple continues its plans to beef up virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) features on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company has filed for a patent (number 2022010121344) for “methods for ...

Researchers from UB's Virtual Reality Lab have developed a new tool for transmitting physical touch to the virtual world. Their virtual clay sculpting system enables users to replicate in real time on ...

The last big hurdle to making virtual worlds (nope, not going to call it the other thing) a truly realistic experience is providing tangible feedback to other senses too, like touch. There’s been ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,080,932) for a “method and apparatus for representing a virtual object in a real environment.” It involves allowing the rumored “Apple Glasses” to record a ...

It takes massive amounts of data to train AI models. But sometimes, that data simply isn’t available from real-world sources, so data scientists use synthetic data to make up for that. In machine ...

When you visit a museum, you’re not only surrounded by visual displays, but by sound as well. The shuffling of feet, people talking, a guide explaining something. It’s never entirely quiet. But in ...