Visual Feedback Weakens the Augmentation of Perceived Stiffness by Artificial Skin Stretch

Tactile stimulation devices are gaining popularity in haptic science and technology—they are lightweight, low-cost, can be wearable, and do not suffer from instability during closed loop interactions with users. Applying tactile stimulation, by means of stretching the fingerpad skin concurrently with kinesthetic force feedback, has been shown to augment the perceived stiffness during interactions ...