<s>
Telehaptic	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
term	O
for	O
computer	O
generated	O
tactile	O
(	O
tangible	O
or	O
touch	O
)	O
sensations	O
(	O
haptics	O
)	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
,	O
between	O
physically	O
distant	O
human	O
beings	O
,	O
or	O
between	O
a	O
local	O
user	O
and	O
a	O
remote	O
location	O
,	O
using	O
sensors	O
and	O
effectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microcontrollers	B-Architecture
input	O
information	O
from	O
sensors	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
effectors	O
to	O
create	O
human	O
sensations	O
as	O
outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telehaptic	B-General_Concept
interactivity	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
assistive	O
technology	O
,	O
may	O
involve	O
synesthesia	O
;	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
;	O
opening	O
possibilities	O
for	O
levels	O
of	O
awareness	O
,	O
and	O
interpersonal	O
communication	O
,	O
difficult	O
(	O
or	O
impossible	O
)	O
to	O
attain	O
prior	O
to	O
telehaptic	B-General_Concept
(	O
and	O
biofeedback	O
)	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
challenges	O
entailed	O
in	O
telehaptic	B-General_Concept
applications	O
involves	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
stability	O
and	O
the	O
synchronized	O
functioning	O
of	O
multiple	O
tasks	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
effectively	O
operate	O
in	O
a	O
real-time	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interaction	O
using	O
telehaptic	B-General_Concept
technology	O
offers	O
a	O
new	O
approach	O
to	O
communication	O
including	O
interpersonal	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
deployed	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
telehealth	O
encounters	O
and	O
the	O
so-called	O
telerehabilitation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telehaptic	B-General_Concept
interactivity	B-General_Concept
is	O
now	O
being	O
integrated	O
in	O
therapy	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
sampling	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
body	O
parts	O
and	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
resistive	O
forces	O
using	O
telehaptic	B-General_Concept
virtual	O
gloves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
challenges	O
involving	O
the	O
irregularities	O
of	O
the	O
communication	O
network	O
,	O
delay	O
,	O
jitter	O
,	O
and	O
packet	B-Protocol
loss	I-Protocol
,	O
among	O
others	O
are	O
addressed	O
,	O
telesurgery	B-Application
is	O
also	O
expected	O
to	O
advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telehaptic	B-General_Concept
systems	O
are	O
also	O
useful	O
in	O
different	O
handling	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
means	O
that	O
telehaptic	B-General_Concept
applications	O
could	O
play	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
microassembly	O
and	O
biological	O
applications	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
teleoperation	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
remote	O
operation	O
of	O
a	O
machine	O
,	O
demonstrates	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
telehaptic	B-General_Concept
technology	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
risky	O
activities	O
and	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
nuclear	O
waste	O
disposal	O
and	O
wreckage	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
