A black thin elegant rectangular form with rounded corners on a light gray slanted stand made of die-cast aluminum and steel in two textures colored in matte black resting on a curved part of a white table. A person’s hand wearing a light gray ribbed sweater cuff hovers above the equipment creating a light shadow on the table and the sensory interface and a shadow appears behind the equipment onto the table. The camera’s eye photographs the interface on the same level as the interface and it is turned away from the camera so you are able to capture the front, right side and bottom view called an isometric view.

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Ultrahaptics Sensory Interface, 2018

This is a Ultrahaptics Sensory Interface. It was designed by Ultrahaptics Ltd.. It is dated 2018. Its medium is die-cast aluminum, stainless steel. It is a part of the department.

Ultrahaptics technology uses ultrasonic waves to create invisible forms and textures that can be felt on the skin. In buses, buttons and cords are not always easy for passengers to access to request a stop. In a collaboration with Accessible Olli, Ultrahaptics designers combined their technology with gesture tracking to create an invisible stop button that comes to a passenger’s hand when he or she is in range. The button is accessible from a much wider area and requires less force and fine motor control to operate than traditional controls.

It is credited Courtesy of Ultrahaptics.