Haptics technology is the process of applying virtual feedback to a user of a device. This can be in the form of any physical sensation that the body is capable of feeling including, vibration, heat, wind, texture and shape etc.

As an example, advances in Haptic technology mean that soon it will be possible to create devices whose texture can appear to change upon input from a user, or for someone to virtually shake hands with someone on the other side of the world feeling the warmth, texture and shape of the others hand.

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