{"id":693802,"date":"2025-10-09T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-haptic-system-lets-soft-objects-respond-to-taps-squeezes-and-twists\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:00:23","slug":"new-haptic-system-lets-soft-objects-respond-to-taps-squeezes-and-twists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-haptic-system-lets-soft-objects-respond-to-taps-squeezes-and-twists\/","title":{"rendered":"New haptic system lets soft objects respond to taps, squeezes and twists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40dbe86bac1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40dbe86bac1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-haptic-system-lets-soft-objects-respond-to-taps-squeezes-and-twists\/#Real-world_applications\" >Real-world applications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-haptic-system-lets-soft-objects-respond-to-taps-squeezes-and-twists\/#A_tactile_tomorrow\" >A tactile tomorrow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-haptic-system-lets-soft-objects-respond-to-taps-squeezes-and-twists\/#The_liquid-filled_chamber_that_keeps_surfaces_soft_and_flexible\" >The liquid-filled chamber that keeps surfaces soft and flexible<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/the-soft-tech-that-res.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/the-soft-tech-that-res.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The test rig: Pinching a soft surface, such as a silicone dome, prompts a haptic response. Credit: University of Bath\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/the-soft-tech-that-res.jpg\" alt=\"The soft tech that responds to your taps and squeezes\" title=\"The test rig: Pinching a soft surface, such as a silicone dome, prompts a haptic response. Credit: University of Bath\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The test rig: Pinching a soft surface, such as a silicone dome, prompts a haptic response. Credit: University of Bath<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> that invites expressive, two-way communication between a person and the soft, flexible object they are holding or wearing has been developed at the University of Bath.<\/p>\n<p>Using this system, a user can tap, twist or pinch a soft object\u2014such as a cushion, an item of clothing or a pliable computer mouse\u2014and the object will respond in a meaningful way, for instance, by changing the TV channel, turning off a light or creating a digital sculpture on a screen.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, the object also provides tactile feedback (such as a soft click or vibration) to confirm the action, while maintaining its natural softness and flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Input from the user is sensed by the system through the object and the user then feels the system&#8217;s haptic response through the deformable surface,&#8221; explained Professor Jason Alexander, who leads the research into HydroHaptics\u2014as this technology has been named\u2014from the Department of Computer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> at Bath.<\/p>\n<p>The development of HydroHaptics opens up promising opportunities for intuitive, touch-based interactions with everyday items. Wearable tech, gaming, product design and medical simulation are just a few of the fields poised to benefit.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Real-world_applications\"><\/span>Real-world applications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The team, led by computer scientists from Bath, presented a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3746059.3747679\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a> on HydroHaptics at the recent ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uist.acm.org\/2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">UIST 2025<\/a>), held Sept. 28\u2013Oct. 1 in Busan, Korea. The research paper received an honorable mention award.<\/p>\n<p>In their study, the researchers demonstrated the potential of HydroHaptics by integrating it into four everyday products: a cushion, a backpack, a deformable computer mouse and a deformable joystick.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cushion: A small, HydroHaptic pouch was inserted into a cushion. Pressing or squeezing the cushion controlled smart home devices.<\/li>\n<li>Joystick: A deformable, 3D joystick was enriched with HydroHaptic technology to give players haptic feedback during <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>play to simulate resistance, tension or sharp impact.<\/li>\n<li>Backpack: An augmented backpack delivered smart phone notifications through shoulder taps and presses. These tactile cues can also be used for navigation.<\/li>\n<li>Computer mouse: An augmented mouse with a soft, silicone dome allowed users to sculpt digital objects on a screen through the actions of pressing and deforming the mouse surface. Dynamic feedback simulated the material&#8217;s stiffness and guided the sculpting process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_tactile_tomorrow\"><\/span>A tactile tomorrow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Professor Jason Alexander said, &#8220;With this technology, we can include high-quality haptic feedback in soft deformable objects and interfaces for the first time\u2014we see huge potential for this technology across a wide range of interactive devices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our experiments show this is a reliable system for allowing a human to interact with soft objects in a meaningful way that will enhance the way we live and work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Imagine leaning on a cushion while you&#8217;re watching TV and it produces physical effects that mirror what&#8217;s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening on screen\u2014for instance, if a car drives over a bumpy road, the cushion vibrates, or if someone gets pushed against a hard wall, the cushion goes solid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Or picture yourself on a walk where your backpack gives you directions through gentle squeezes to your shoulder, freeing you up from looking at your phone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are just two of the many ways this technology could be integrated into our lives in the not-too-distant future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_liquid-filled_chamber_that_keeps_surfaces_soft_and_flexible\"><\/span>The liquid-filled chamber that keeps surfaces soft and flexible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HydroHaptics is the first technology to deliver high-fidelity haptic output through a deformable surface without compromising the surface&#8217;s softness, flexibility, or input richness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In other words, the surface remains soft and flexible no matter how you press, twist or pinch it\u2014something that, until now, simply hasn&#8217;t been possible,&#8221; said Bath Computer Science Ph.D. student James Nash, who co-led the study.<\/p>\n<p>HydroHaptics\u2014which made its public debut at this week&#8217;s conference\u2014is powered by a compact motor and uses a sealed liquid-filled chamber to transmit haptic forces between the motor and the user. It is this setup that allows users to feel sharp clicks, vibrations and varying resistance while the surface remains soft and pliable.<\/p>\n<p>Other research teams working on soft, deformable interfaces have produced prototypes that show varying degrees of low-fidelity feedback (i.e., feedback that is less detailed, less precise or less realistic) or highly localized sensations (i.e., limited to tiny dots on a fingertip) but none have achieved the resolution, precision and scale demonstrated by HydroHaptics.<\/p>\n<p>HydroHaptics products have the potential to be market-ready in the near future. But first, scientists will need to refine the haptic engine to reduce its bulk and make it suitable for commercial applications.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last week&#8217;s conference showed us there is a lot of interest in us developing HydroHaptics further. Given sufficient resources, it wouldn&#8217;t be unrealistic for this to be in a product in a year or two,&#8221; said Professor Alexander.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Nash et al, HydroHaptics: High-Fidelity Force-Feedback on Soft Deformable Interfaces using Hydrostatic Transmission, <i>Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology<\/i> (2025). <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1145\/3746059.3747679\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1145\/3746059.3747679<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of Bath<br \/>\n                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/techx.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v2\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                New haptic system lets soft objects respond to taps, squeezes and twists (2025, October 8)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 9 October 2025<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-10-haptic-soft.html\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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