Index

CONTENTS
Series Foreword vii
1 How We Perceive the World via Touch 1
2 Sensory and Motor Specialization of the Hand 21
3 Haptic Perception 43
4 Haptic Illusions 65
5 Tactile and Haptic Displays 87
6 Tactile Communication Systems 111
7 Surface Haptics 131
8 Artificial Sensing: Prosthetic and
Robotic Hands 141
9 Conclusions 155
Notes 163
Glossary 169
Further Reading 173
Index 175