At the Sirius University of Science and Technology, Russian President Vladimir Putin was presented with a technology that allows transmitting tactile sensations through the screen.
A Russian-speaking citizen of Estonia, who worked in Germany and, thanks to grant support, has now come to Sirius, is developing a very interesting approach - we call it "tactile sensation". This is a way to make a person feel a virtual image. That is, he is developing algorithms and devices that allow transmitting tactile sensations from an image on the screen to receptors.
He illustrated the effect with a simple example: "In fact, you can feel the cat's fur by stroking the phone screen showing a cat." "Really?" Putin responded.
Experts expect that this technology will find application in various fields, such as conducting remote operations by surgeons or restoring tactile sensitivity in patients with limb prostheses.
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