Bringing textures alive by changing the sensation of a surface as your finger glides over plastics, wood and glass is the business of Grenoble based start-up Hap2U . Haptics is the science of touch.

And haptics technology is set to change our lives in ways we can’t even imagine. The visionary Robert Monteillier, Cofounder and General Secretary, has the rare yet fascinating capacity to visualize the future.

1. Controlling your room temperature with a Haptic Room Controller

You enter your room in a business hotel after a long grueling 10 hour flight. The room is freezing at 14°C. You pick up the remote control. After 15 minutes and navigating through 5 different menus, you realize it has been disconnected, so you can’t change the temperature locally. The remote control is totally useless and it’s still 14°C in your room. Then you try to switch off the main light, it takes you another 15 minutes to find the light switch, secretly hidden behind the bathroom door. We’ve all been there, feeling lost and frustrated.

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