Individual button(s)
Button patterns
Patent (with BMW) pending
​Buttons on Demand Sliding Mechanism Driven by Smart Materials and Mechanical Design

​明年开始，不带物理按键的车就“不安全”了
可以追溯到去年 3 月，当时 E-NCAP （欧洲新车安全评鉴协会）就声明：从 2026 年起，只有配备物理按键的汽车，才有资格获得 E-NCAP 的五星认证。
这里面说了，汽车上的转向灯、喇叭、挡风玻璃雨刷、 SOS 呼叫等等功能，都必须有拨杆或者旋钮的方式来操作。
​一种多功能软变形和触觉显示器
本文提出了一种基于电液驱动的多功能软变形和触觉显示技术。通过独特的PVC凝胶复合材料和介电液体组合，该设备能够快速、高效地变形为多种3D形状，同时提供动态触觉反馈。其创新的静电拉链控制技术解决了现有技术的分段化和慢速问题，实现了轻薄化设计，并具备高输出力和精准触觉感知的能力。实验还展示了该技术在机器人操控中的潜力，尤其是通过液体流动惯性实现高速物体操作。这项研究为复杂交互系统中的触觉界面设计提供了重要突破，具有广泛的应用前景。
Seung-Yeon Jang et al., Dynamically reconfigurable shape-morphing and tactile display via hydraulically coupled mergeable and splittable PVC gel actuator.Sci. Adv.10,eadq2024(2024).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adq2024
Shape-morphing displays alter their surface geometry to convey information through three-dimensional shapes. However, rapid transformation into seamless shapes with multimodal tactile sensations poses challenges. Here, we introduce a versatile soft shape-morphing and tactile display, using a novel actuator that combines a PVC gel composite, dielectric liquid, and an electrode array. Proposed device facilitates on-demand liquid flow control through electrohydraulic actuation. Liquid channels within the device can be dynamically reconfigured using localized electrostatic zipping, enabling swift shape morphing and reconfiguration into diverse seamless 3D shapes. Our device achieves a large deformation and high output force, in a slim and lightweight framework. It also offers various haptic feedback, including dynamic tactile patterns and vibrations for localizable surface textures on the morphed shape. Additionally, its potential in robotics was demonstrated through high-speed object manipulation, leveraging liquid flow–induced inertia. In summary, our innovative soft shape-morphing tactile display could open new ways that we interact with technology, offering a more immersive and intuitive experience.
​欧盟新规将淘汰汽车触屏，恢复物理按钮！
​碰撞测试可能迫使汽车制造商停止使用大型触摸屏
​汽车制造商承认用户讨厌触摸屏 物理键将荣归