The housing 1632 is the rigid casing that encloses and protects the cutaneous actuator 1602 and the electronic circuitry 1608. An end 1642 of the end effector 1620 is mounted on the cutaneous actuator 1602 to transmit the haptic vibrations 1616 generated by the cutaneous actuator 1602 to the body 1618 of the user wearing the haptic communication device 1630. Another end 1638 of the end effector 1620 contacts or presses into the user's body 1618 to transmit the haptic vibrations 1616. The end 1642 has a surface area larger than a surface area of the end 1638, such that the end effector 1620 may increase pressure of the haptic vibrations 1616 on the body 1618. The end effector 1620 may extend outwards out of the housing 1632 through the opening 1636 to contact the user's body 1618.