Congratulations, Prof
M Manivannam ( IIT-M )
[ mani@iitm.ac.in ]
Context :
IIT-Madras
develops screen tech that lets you feel what you see /
Ind Express / 18 Oct 2022
Extract :
Researchers from
IIT-Madras have developed a new touchscreen technology enabling users to feel the textures of objects on the display. Called ‘iTad’
(interactive Touch Active Display), it can mimic textures such as crisp
edges and gritty surfaces.
Current
touchscreens can only sense the position of one’s fingers, but offer no feedback.
“When we add
feedback, interaction with
computers becomes experiential. iTad is unlike anything in the market today because it combines multi-touch sensing with haptics on the same
layer,” said a statement from IIT-M.
There are no moving parts in iTad.
Instead, an in-built multi-touch sensor detects finger movement and the surface
friction is adjusted via software. By controlling electric fields via a
physical phenomenon known as ‘electroadhesion,’ the software modulates friction
locally as fingers travel across a smooth plane.
The research was
led by Prof M Manivannan,
department of applied mechanics, IIT-M. Merkel
Haptics, a start-up incubated at the IIT-M Research Park, has been working
with Touchlab to take the technology
forward.
“This is the era
of iTad.
The technology can
take the online shopping experience to the next level. We can touch and feel things before purchasing them
on e-commerce platforms. Around 30%
returns in online shopping are due to the mismatch between user experience and
expectation,” said Manivannan.
PV Padmapriya, CEO, Merkel
Haptics, [ info@merkelhaptics.com ], said :
“The
prototype from Touchlab can be made into a product in a year. Our aim is to make a small device, similar to a computer mouse, on everyone’s desk to add to the experience. We have been field testing and providing
valuable feedback to the researchers at IIT-M on improving the functionality of
the technology.”
My Take :
Ø Internet
of Senses ………………………………..[ 28 Oct 2020 ]
Extract :
Here is what I wrote in a report, 31 YEARS ago :
https://hcpreports.blogspot.com/search?q=smell+taste [ 05 Jan 1989 ]
The following developments will
revolutionize the tele-communications:
* Very powerful
supercomputers
* Artificial intelligence / Expert
systems
* Miniaturization
* Optical computing
* Large scale use of optical fibre
cables
Within the next 10 years, there will be,
- Generation / Storage / Retrieval /
Manipulation / Transmission of,
# Voice
# Data
# Text
#
Image
thru a single
instrument.
Having covered the "Senses"
of EYES and EARS within the next 25 years, the 3rd generation revolution will
comprise the long distance transmissions of the feelings generated by the senses of:
- TASTE
- SMELL
- TOUCH
==================================================
As recent as 2 YEARS ago , I wrote :
Nostradamuscould have said ? [ 08 Nov 2018 ]
In twenty hundred and twenty four
A Sea of Waves will roar,
Light will
follow Sound :
And, in Smell and Taste
Earth will abound ,
Brain will
hide no more
Your secrets gore !
500 years later, on 07 July 2017 , I
re-envisioned above prophesy ( no doubt, cooked up by me ! ) in :
2024 !
– V 2.0 of Orwellian 1984 ?
where I talked of how technology is on
its way to capture ( from every human being ) ,
· “ SOUND WAVES “
( Audio )
· “ LIGHT WAVES “ ( Video )
· “ TOUCH WAVES “ ( Feel the SKIN )
· “ SMELL – TASTE “ WAVES
· “ BRAIN WAVES “ ( EEG )
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
23 Oct 2022
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