GloveOne 'smart gloves' to let you touch virtual reality

A smart pair of gloves can make wearers feel sensations like shape and weight when interacting with virtual objects on the screen.

A Spain-based tech company has developed a prototype of the gloves, dubbed GloveOne, which allow wearers to feel rain and fire and even something as light as butterfly wings. "GloveOne enables users to feel and touch any virtual object that they can see on the screen or in their VR headsets," according to the company NeuroDigital Technologies. "If a virtual apple is shown on the screen, with GloveOne, you will be able to feel its shape or weight, sense all of its physical features, and even smash it!" the company said on Kickstarter.

The technology translates touch sensations into vibrations and each pair has 10 sensors placed in the palm and fingertips. Four of those sensors, located in the palm, thumb, index and middle fingers, can detect each other, letting you fire a gun or grab an apple, 'Discovery News' reported. The actual gloves are expected to start shipping by February 2016. You can find out more about the GloveOne here.