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Abstract
The general and specific problems facing emergence of cutaneous sensitivity devices into a useful sub-system of communications systems are discussed. The cutaneous sensory channel is emerging as a contender for application in communications systems in pace with the solution of corollary problems of psychology, neurology and bio-electronics. Transduction of electrical energy into living systems is only beginning to be understood. When suitable hardware is designed to match the nerve impulse and neuronal channels, the safety and user acceptability of cutaneous sub-systems will enhance the reliability of modern communications under extremes of environment, as well as provide an independent channel for the sensorially deprived.
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