Input devices such as computer mice may be rigid for now, but thanks to new hydraulic haptic tech they could someday be soft n' squishy. And that's not all … they may also "throb" in our hand to ...

Visitors at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University get to grips with a maglev haptic control system that offers control to a precision of 2 microns and offers up to 40 newtons of force feedback.

Haptics are any type of technology that gives you a tactile response — for example, when your phone vibrates. If you use an iPhone, you may be familiar with Haptic Touch, a feature which vibrates your ...