This issue features papers resulting from our effort to strengthen collaboration with haptics-focused conferences, particularly the 2024 IEEE Haptics Symposium (HS). Authors submitted their conference papers to the IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH) for potential publication as short papers and presentation at the HS upon acceptance. Participation from our community was remarkable: 45 papers were submitted to this special track, with 18 accepted for publication in the journal and presentation at the conference. These submissions underwent a custom review process for the journal. Papers not accepted as ToH short papers after one round of revision have not been reconsidered for publication as conference technical papers. Additionally, authors of 5 papers that have not been accepted as ToH Short Papers after a single round of revision had the option to continue the review process through the standard ToH short paper review process and timeline. To ensure a seamless review within the constrained timeframe, several Guest Editors have joined the ToH Editorial Board. We extend our sincere gratitude to Knut Drewing, Jenna Gorlewicz, David Gueorguiev, Hsin-Ni Ho, Seokhee Jeon, Vincent Levesque, Tommaso Lisini, Tania Morimoto, Claudio Pacchierotti. Oliver Shneider, Hiroyuki Shinoda, Ad Spiers, Yasemin Vardar and Mounia Ziat for their invaluable contributions.

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本期收录了我们努力加强与触觉会议（特别是 2024 年 IEEE 触觉研讨会 (HS)）合作的论文。作者将会议论文提交给IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH) 可能以短论文形式发表，并在接受后在 HS 上进行演示。我们社区的参与非常出色：有 45 篇论文提交到这个特殊轨道，其中 18 篇被接受在期刊上发表并在会议上演示。这些提交的内容经过了该期刊的定制审核流程。经过一轮修改后未被接受为 ToH 短论文的论文不会被重新考虑作为会议技术论文发表。此外，经过一轮修改后尚未被接受为 ToH 短论文的 5 篇论文的作者可以选择通过标准 ToH 短论文评审流程和时间表继续评审过程。为了确保在有限的时间内进行无缝审查，几位客座编辑加入了 ToH 编辑委员会。我们衷心感谢 Knut Drewing、Jenna Gorlewicz、David Gueorguiev、Hsin-Ni Ho、Seokhee Jeon、Vincent Levesque、Tommaso Lisini、Tania Morimoto、Claudio Pacchierotti。 Oliver Shneider、Hiroyuki Shinoda、Ad Spiers、Yasemin Vardar 和 Mounia Ziat 做出的宝贵贡献。