To simulate the texture of virtual objects, gloves today use an array of tiny vibration motors. Like with pixels on screens, more motors means a higher fidelity recreation of the feel of virtual objects. Meta says traditional mechanical motors are “too big, expensive, and power-hungry to render realistic haptic sensations”, so four years ago it tasked its researchers to start work on soft, pliable actuators made of “entirely new materials”.

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