While wearable haptic devices like ViboPneumo offer significant benefits in enhancing user experiences and interactions, there are some drawbacks and limitations associated with their use:
Complexity of Design: Developing effective wearable haptic devices requires intricate design considerations to ensure comfort, functionality, and durability. The integration of multiple sensors, actuators, power sources, and control systems adds complexity to the device architecture.
User Adaptation: Users may need time to adapt to wearing a new device on their fingers continuously. Comfort issues such as weight distribution imbalance or fit adjustments may arise initially until users become accustomed to wearing the device regularly.
Power Consumption: Wearable haptic devices typically rely on batteries for operation which can limit usage time between recharges/replacements depending on power consumption levels from various components like motors/vibrators.
Cost Considerations: Manufacturing wearable haptic devices involves specialized components like high-quality actuators/sensors which can increase production costs compared to traditional input/output peripherals.
5 .Interference Issues: External factors such as electromagnetic interference (EMI) from surrounding electronic equipment might affect signal transmission quality leading to inconsistent performance.