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y Introductin about haptic technology y Where is haptic tech used y Application
Haptic Technology
Haptic Technology is the study of making technology such as virtual reality and games seem more realistic (my definition of it), Examples of what Haptic Technology can do include:
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Shocks and Vibrations such as the rumble pack in the Nintendo 64 controller. Control of temperature to create a more realistic environment, for example it would project the water as being cold.
Medicine
The main advantage or effect Haptic Technology has had on Medicine is the ability to train doctors/surgeons in virtual reality simulations.
For example less experienced surgeons may conduct virtual reality operations to minimize mistakes and train themselves to become better. Robot-aided neurorehabilitation is a sensory-motor rehabilitation technique based on the use of robots and mechatronic devices http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehabilitation_robotics
This is used to help patients with motor disabilities increase movement. For example
Robotics
Haptic Technologies in relation to Robotics are designed to make robots more human like in the sense that it allows the robot to feel things such as temperature, pain and sometimes emotions (no idea how that works). I found an article on a fan website that shows some a Japanese robot that has the function to love, unfortunately I cant seem to find it again but If you would like to have a look u can search for it here, http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/search/?q=robot+that+can+fe el+love&cx=005672590579257297818%3Amkmrjhvsnwa&cof=FORID%3 A9&ie=UTF8&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&sa=Search#1491