A Japanese researcher on Friday unveiled an invention that instantly and wirelessly transmits force between two devices, in a development that could allow physical therapists to treat patients remotely.

Kouhei Ohnishi said his “force transceiver” permits two-way communication of the amount of pressure being applied and the resistance it is encountering in real time.

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