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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. Move along by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This can only be from the country that invented Paper Mario. In America, all 3D objects are solid enough to grasp.

  2. Re:Who is driving? by Enlightenment · · Score: 0, Troll

    I would very much like to know how this relates to haptic glove technology.

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