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All the objects in the surgical scene, particularly the tissues, have a calibrated feel that can be sensed through the pen controllers. As you move a scalpel into tissue using the pen, it penetrates and does its best to feel like actual tissue of that type.

Though we have high hopes for simulators with such capabilities, if not done right it may create an uncanny valley effect. FundamentalVR believes its so-called “Surgical Haptic Intelligence Engine” is accurate enough to provide life-like feeling using their system.