The
science or
discipline of creating
force feedback devices. The most recognizable application of this is the force-feedback joystick from
Microsoft that will offer
resistance to your hand when you try to
run your
space marine through
muck, or
twist as you try to do
barrel rolls in your
F-16. This is done by mounting
brushed electric motors on the X and Y
axes of the
joystick.
Grown-ups can use haptic devices for telerobotic applications. By mounting a few strain gauges on your robotic arm, you can vastly improve the usability of your space station assembler. Surgeons could use haptic interfaces as force-dividers, allowing them to reliably perform delicate procedures that an unenhanced human could easily botch.