Patent ID: 8216212

Claim:
A tool comprising: a handle having a receptacle configured to contact one or more digits of a user's hand; a shaft connecting the handle to a distal end of the tool; a sensor positioned at a distal end of the tool and configured to measure a property of an object, wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of sensing elements each of which is oriented in a direction that faces away from the shaft with each sensing element facing in a different angular direction; and a plurality of haptic actuating devices distributed in the receptacle to at least partially surround the one or more digits of a user's hand positioned therein, the plurality of haptic actuating devices configured to be actuated based on the measured property to provide haptic feedback to the user, wherein the plurality of haptic actuating devices are arranged in the receptacle in a manner corresponding to a manner in which the plurality of sensing elements are arranged such that each haptic actuating device is matched with a correspondingly located sensing element to be activated based on the sensed property of the correspondingly located sensing element.