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settembre 29, 2020 - Studio Tada

FULU brings touch to daily digital communication

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A fingernail-mounted haptic interface for augmented reality.
Stroke the fur of your dog, touch the hand of a loved one, feel the waves on the beach, wherever you are in the world. Easily connected to your mobile device with Bluetooth, FULU brings touch to video calls and gaming apps.

Amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world are observing social distancing. Unable to embrace our friends and family, we have become ever more reliant on #digital messaging and video calls. Now, more than ever, we are actually aware of the profound importance of touch.

However, with new #digital technologies, we are now able to stay connected through touch. ‘FULU’ - which means ‘tangible’ in ancient Japanese - allows you to touch the hand of a loved one, stroke the fur of your dog, or feel the waves on a beach, wherever you are in the world.

FULU aims to bring the sense of touch to our everyday #digital communication, at a time when this has never been more vital. A light and mobile fingernail-mounted device, FULU brings the organic subtleties of touch to video calls and #digital messaging. Easily connected to your mobile device with Bluetooth, you can send and receive touch through voice calls, just using standard voice and video call apps.

FULU creates a virtual feeling of touch on the top side of the nail, whilst your soft finger pad is free to touch physical objects. In other words, FULU creates ‘Augmented Touch’, allowing users to experience virtual and physical touch seamlessly and simultaneously. In terms of touch sensitivity, the fingernail is equally as sensitive as the finger pad side. Our brain translates the fingernail side sensation to the finger pad side.

Currently, #digital experiences are focused on the audio-visual, while other human senses are neglected. Of these other sensory systems, touch is vital for creating trust and empathy. For example, a baby first creates a connection with its mother through a simple touch. Psychologists have proven that people can communicate six emotions via touch alone — anger, fear, disgust, love, gratitude and sympathy. Touch is a fluent language on its own.

With FULU, we can physically connect with our family at a time of social distancing, making an emotional bond that only a touch can convey.