Editing Telehaptics (section)

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'''Telehaptic''' is the term for computer generated tactile (tangible or touch) sensations ([[Haptic perception|haptics]]) over a network, between physically distant human beings, or between a local user and a remote location, using [[sensor]]s and effectors. [[Microcontroller]]s input information from sensors, and control effectors to create human sensations as outputs. 

Sensors range from pressure, temperature and kinesthetic sensing devices, to [[biofeedback]] equipment. Haptic effectors, evoking precise perceivable sensations, range from small motors, fans, heating elements, or vibrators; to micro-voltage electrodes which gently stimulate areas of the skin (creating subtle, localized, "tingling" electrotactile sensations). Telehaptic [[interactivity]], a form of [[assistive technology]], may involve [[synesthesia]]; e.g. sensed inputs such as breathing, brain activity, or heartbeats might be presented as gentle, precisely variable bodily sensations in any combination, including warmth, cold, vibration, pressure, etc.; opening possibilities for levels of awareness, and interpersonal communication, difficult (or impossible) to attain prior to telehaptic (and biofeedback) technologies.

One of the challenges entailed in telehaptic applications involves the requirement for stability and the synchronized functioning of multiple tasks in order to effectively operate in a real-time environment.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Multimedia|last=Furht|first=Borko|publisher=Springer|year=2008|isbn=9780387747248|location=Berlin|pages=847}}</ref>