Tactile Displays are Starting to Emerge

This new type of display technology will allow you to feel pressure. A body suit of this type would allow for full body telepresence, and virtual reality.
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Artificial Skin that can Detect Heat and Touch

Using carbon nanotubes scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Nanomaterials Synthesis and Properties Group are creating advanced artificial skin with their FILMskin project.
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