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Tangible Display Makes 3D Touchable

Posted by Zonk on from the haptic-happenstance dept.

moon_monkey writes "Researchers in Japan have developed a display that makes 3D objects solid enough to grasp. The system, created by engineers at Japan's NTT, combines a 3D display with a haptic glove, making 3D items that look real but also feel solid to touch. Two cameras are used to image an object, to make the 3D image. A computer also uses this to render a solid representation. It could be used to inspect products remotely, or even to shake hands with someone on the other side of the world, the researchers say."

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  1. How long until this is in the home? by jandrese · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think porn manufacturers just popped a woody. Making it feel "real" is probably a long way off though, especially for home use.

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    1. Re:How long until this is in the home? by Wicko · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I will be the first person to ever receive a vjob.

  2. Old news by Scutter · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I remember using a haptic glove like this at Comdex like 10 years ago. The display wasn't 3D, but other than that, it was essentially the same thing. The glove had force-feedback motors in each fingertip and when you grasped one of the objects on the screen, they provided tactile feedback representing mass, weight, and to a much lesser extent, texture. In the demonstration, you had to stack blocks of varying types. Very simplistic, but also very very cool. I always wondered where the tech went since I never saw it again after that.

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  3. Non-pr0n applications by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So, I'm the 14th person to comment, so I'm 14 people too late to point out the pr0n application. So here's a few nifty, but not dirty, uses:

    1. Music lessons on the computer.
    2. Virtual keyboard/mouse. Hey, that portable computer just became a lot closer.
    3. Controlling robots.

    Shoot, I'm sorry, I'm too excited about the pr0n application. Will these gloves be waterproof for easy cleaning?

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  4. 3d modeling. by jshriverWVU · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Add support in blender or Maya and I'll be a happy camper. I've always wish there was a way of creating 3d models via a virtual 3d sphere that you could pull, and mold into an object vs doing it with a mouse and keyboard.