A group of scientists from EPFL and ETH Zurich ... "DextrES," isn't like the other VR gloves also currently in development. First, it's lightweight and doesn't have a bulky exoskeleton or heavy components. It's made of nylon, is only 2 mm thick and weighs 8 grams per finger. Plus, it needs very little power that it could eventually run on a battery.
Shea explained that the system needs very little power to work, because it blocks movement instead of creating it.