[HN Gopher] Haptic microfingers "tickle" pill bugs' toes
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       Haptic microfingers "tickle" pill bugs' toes
        
       Author : sohkamyung
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2022-11-24 22:22 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | sargstuff wrote:
       | Novel way to introduce bugs to code.
        
         | amelius wrote:
         | Now you can tickle your bugs.
        
       | jt2190 wrote:
       | The headline is burying the important bit:
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       | > As you move your fingers, the microfingers will move, and
       | forces can be transmitted back to you, allowing you to feel what
       | the microfingers feel.
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       | So it's not a big deal that the pill bug is feeling something,
       | it's that the operator can feel just the right amount of feedback
       | to tickle a pill bug.
        
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