Combine touch-sensitive threads with optical lighting, gives you an interesting interface with a wide range of uses.

Combine touch-sensitive threads with optical lighting, gives you an interesting interface with a wide range of uses.

Google AI article on E-Texture shows it is not just turning things on and off, but using different types of touch gestures.

https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/05/enabling-e-textile-microinteractions.html

Watch the videos!

E-Textile Microinteractions video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbAvY6bwZD8

I/O Braid video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-_QCI8ntDM