Adrianna Macpherson

Researchers found a way to measure how much virtual reality and prosthetics feel like extensions of users’ bodies — which could pave the way to making the technologies more lifelike by engaging the sense of touch.

Virtual reality and prosthetics are advancing rapidly thanks to technological innovations, but both are still missing one key element—a sense of touch, also known as haptic feedback.

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