{"id":646143,"date":"2013-03-10T23:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T03:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=774733"},"modified":"2013-03-10T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T03:00:18","slug":"sxsw-keynote-speaker-olivier-bau-talks-about-creating-invisible-objects-using-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/646143","title":{"rendered":"SXSW Keynote Speaker Olivier Bau Talks About Creating Invisible Objects Using Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pshared.5min.com\/Scripts\/PlayerSeed.js?sid=577&#038;width=640&#038;%23038;height=390&#038;%23038;colorPallet=%230A9600&#038;%23038;hasCompanion=false&#038;%23038;sequential=0&#038;%23038;videoControlDisplayColor=%23000000&#038;%23038;playList=517696064&#038;%23038;videoGroupID=133503&#038;%23038;autoStart=false&#038;%23038;playerActions=16439\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Electrostatic interfaces &#8211; systems that make your fingers &#8220;feel&#8221; textures on a smooth metal plate &#8211; have been around for a long time. They haven&#8217;t quite caught on because the sensation is a little creepy and it&#8217;s not quite foolproof. However, a researcher at Disney Research in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, <a  href=\"http:\/\/olivierbau.com\/\">Olivier Bau<\/a>, has created a unique system that creates these sensations on any surface using a special wearable system that actually controls the electricity sent to nerves in your skin.<\/p>\n<p>His <a  href=\"http:\/\/olivierbau.com\/revel.php\">Revel project<\/a> is an example of this technology in action. An object is treated with a special paint and then a &#8220;generator&#8221; attached to the body. As you move your finger along a surface, the system changes the way the surface feels to the touch and can recreate ridges, etched lines, and other sensations. It&#8217;s the first step in true universal interaction with objects.<\/p>\n<p>Bau also discussed other projects in the works including one in Tokyo that allows you to create invisible physical objects by controlling the muscles in your hand. That&#8217;s right: you could pick up an invisible chess piece and your fingers would freeze at just the right spot so it would feel like you&#8217;re holding something sold.<\/p>\n<p>Bau now lives in Los Angeles but is continuing work on the &#8220;invisible&#8221; for Disney&#8217;s research arm. I asked him if he had to wear mouse ears at work and he very demurely refused to answer.<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tctechcrunch2011.wordpress.com\/774733\/\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=UW47TlZAU9U:-PzUsT_XFHI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=UW47TlZAU9U:-PzUsT_XFHI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=UW47TlZAU9U:-PzUsT_XFHI:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=UW47TlZAU9U:-PzUsT_XFHI:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=UW47TlZAU9U:-PzUsT_XFHI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrostatic interfaces &#8211; systems that make your fingers &#8220;feel&#8221; textures on a smooth metal plate &#8211; have been around for a long time. 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