VRScout

MAY 31, 2022

” StepVR, a VR technology service company based out of China, is launching a commercial omnidirectional motion system complete with its own VR headset and haptic vest. The post This VR Treadmill Comes With Its Own Headset & Haptic Vest appeared first on VRScout. Introducing the “world’s first metaverse gate.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This week, Fluid Reality debuted a haptic glove solution, which introduces a range of competitive features to the fledging XR accessories marketplace that sees haptic glove solutions present benefits in healthcare, automation, and training use cases – despite the haptic market appearing somewhat dormant in 2023.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When you think about “haptics,” particularly in the sense of extended reality , you probably think about hardware and wearables that let you interact with and feel your environment. Haptics require hardware but they also require software. If you want to provide haptics in your application, you have to code for haptics. “If

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2021

bHaptics , the Korean company focused on providing consumer-oriented haptic devices, has announced the launch of a new product of its suite: TactGlove, a wireless glove to provide haptic feedback. bHaptics is a startup that offers a suite of products to provide haptic feedback. bHaptics announces TactGlove.

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ARPost

JUNE 16, 2023

Haptic gloves allow users to interact much more intuitively and convincingly with virtual objects and virtual worlds. Unfortunately, haptic gloves are still pretty cutting-edge technology. Meet the Pulse Haptic Glove From Bifrost “We designed Pulse with enthusiasts in mind every step of the way,” reads the product’s crowdfunding page.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Usually, when people talk about haptics we’re talking about making interactions more realistic or immersive. However, as VR develops as a fitness tool, haptics can take on a whole new dimension. Haptics in VR Fitness. Valkyrie EIR is the next step in that journey, as we build on our expertise with haptic technologies.”.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2021

HaptX delivers an intuitive wearable haptic device to meet the demanding quality requirements of enterprise customers. HaptX , the San Luis Obispo, CA-based company focused on bringing realistic haptic technology to VR, has released its HaptX Gloves DK2, advanced haptic feedback gloves featuring “true-contact” haptic technology.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Razer, the popular peripheral company, today announced the free release of the Interhaptics haptic authoring tool which is designed to make it faster and easier for developers to create compelling haptic effects for multiple haptic devices. Razer acquired haptic software tool company Interhaptics earlier this year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Today, workplace professionals are leveraging haptic glove devices to suit necessary use cases such as training, virtual prototyping, marketing, and entertainment. What haptic gloves provide is an evolution from a traditional XR controller input with a joystick. What are Haptic Gloves?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 28, 2022

AI SILK is a Japanese wearable-tech startup that’s set to unveil a new haptic glove at CES 2023 next month which approaches both haptic feedback and finger-tracking in a different way altogether. AI Silk’s Lead Skin haptic gloves will debut at CES 2023 between January 5-8, where we’ll have feet on the ground.

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Road to VR

APRIL 21, 2023

SenseGlove, a Netherlands-based creator of XR haptic gloves, has secured €3.25 million) in a series A funding round, something the company says will be used to accelerate its enterprise-focused SenseGlove Nova haptic gloves. million (~$3.5 million (~$6 million). Previous rounds included investors Forward.One and Value Creation Capital.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Meta has acquired Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup developing advanced haptic technologies for VR and other devices. Founded in 2014, Lofelt has garnered around €10 million (~$10 million USD) to develop both haptic software and hardware.

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VRScout

JANUARY 13, 2021

CES 2021 continues to deliver with the reveal of SenseGlove’s motion tracking haptic gloves. Haptic feedback specialists SenseGlove this week unveiled the SenseGlove Nova, the latest iteration of its force-feedback exoskeleton capable of simulating everything from shapes and impact to stiffness and resistance in VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

HaptX, which makes-enterprise focused haptic VR gloves, has announced the closure of a $23 million investment. HaptX has been enhancing and refining its enterprise-focused haptic VR gloves for several years now. Though bulky and expensive, HaptX has the most convincing haptic VR gloves I’ve tried yet. Photo by Road to VR.

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ARVR

JUNE 4, 2021

The Haptics club is an Open community about #Haptics. Alex Meland is a Community Manager at bHaptics , and passionate about the world of haptics. bHaptics is a company that specialized in full-body haptic suits. Alex Meland is a Community Manager at bHaptics , and passionate about the world of haptics.

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AR Insider

JULY 21, 2023

While at AWE this year, Editor at Large Emily Olman had the chance to be one of the first to experience new multiuser haptics developed by HaptX. We have video footage and top takeaways. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Today I’m writing a post about one of the best haptics devices I have tried at AWE 2021: Senseglove Nova, a pair of gloves for virtual reality. It was a nice demo that served the purpose of showcasing the effectiveness of the force feedback mechanism and also of the vibrational haptic feedback it can give to the fingertips.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2020

This month marked the launch of DropLabs’ EP 01 Triple Black , an updated version of the companies previously-released EP 01 haptic sneaker. ” No doubt these haptic kicks would pair nicely with a wide range of existing VR games and experiences. Image Credit: DropLabs, PRNewsfoto.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

CXC’s haptic rig simulates “the violence, the vibration, the physical effort” of a real race. Normally, these professional-grade setups have users viewing the action via a standard 2D monitor combined from the seat of a powerful haptic rig. Image Credit: CXC Simulations.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 4, 2023

SenseGlove, an innovator in immersive haptic feedback hardware, opened pre-orders for its Nova 2 product, a glove which directs pressure-based feedback to the palm and hands of a headset operator. Moreover, the Nova 2 provides haptic feedback based on impact and vibrations.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Is haptic technology on the comeback? Recently, Meta signed a deal with haptic technology innovator Immersion Corporation to leverage the former’s patents to enhance Meta’s XR hardware, software, and products. a license to our patents for haptic technologies. Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Last Friday, Meta publicly announced the acquisition of Berlin-based haptics developers Lofelt. The Lofelt purchase enables Meta to double down on its haptics research leading into the proposed October release window for the upcoming Quest device. Fresh Acquisition Amidst FTC Crack-Down.

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VRScout

JUNE 4, 2020

Haptic feedback is an awesome addition to any VR experience, whether it be the feeling of two swords clashing in Blade & Sorcery or the rumble of a violent explosion in Half-Life: Alyx. Combined with the haptics in your controllers, the feelbelt promises more cavernous and emotional VR experience that engage all of your physical senses.

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2021

HaptX, the company building VR gloves with advanced haptics, this week announced that is has raised $12 million in a Series A-1 investment which will be used to open a new headquarters based in Redmond, WA, and expand its team. The post Haptic VR Glove Company HaptX Raises $12 Million in New Funding appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

JULY 7, 2020

Touch is engaged through the science of haptics. Some controllers incorporate haptics but incorporating the technology into wearable devices is the next step that some producers are exploring. Feelbelt is a German company that makes a haptic belt with 10 pulse generators. Haptics and Immersion. Meet Feelbelt.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

HaptX opened on Tuesday preorders of its Gloves G1, an enterprise-grade haptic device for $4,500 per pair – a decrease in cost compared to previous models. Jake Rubin, Founder and CEO of HaptX , believes that haptics are the cornerstone of next-generation human-machine interface (HMI) technologies.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), something the group says will allow them to build full-body haptic and force feedback tech for VR and robotics.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ultimately, its ‘pro’ feature on higher-end models boasts haptic feedback thanks to flexible membranes that contract and expand to replicate touch on the user’s fingertips. All haptic-capable versions of ContactGloves are already gone unfortunately, which were priced starting at ¥115,000 (~$870). Charging time : 2.5

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Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2021

HaptX, the company building high-end haptic VR gloves for enterprises, launched its latest model, DK2, which is now available for purchase. The new version is said to have improved haptics, force-feedback, size, comfort, and manufacturability. As far as VR gloves go, they’re the most convincingly immersive I’ve used yet.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

bHaptics, the South Korea-based startup making haptic accessories for VR, today opened pre-orders for two new versions of its TactSuit haptic vests. The post bHaptics Announces Pre-orders for TactSuit X Series Haptic Vests, Starting at $300 appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy bHaptics.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2023

Earlier this month Ubisoft announced a new brand deal with haptic clothing creator OWO, which produces a thin and light shirt featuring electrode-based haptics. “Currently, the only Ubisoft title announced to work with the OWO Haptic Gaming System is Assassin’s Creed Mirage,” an OWO spokesperson tells Road to VR.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This includes everything from the vibration guns (both a pistol and rifle), sonic vibration platform, and wind system to the electronic motor dynamic platform and smell system, each designed to enhance the users in-headset experience with full-body haptic feedback. Image Credit: VAR Entertainment Ltd.

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2021

Another newly granted patent covers the use of head-worn haptics as a means of directing the user’s attention toward virtual objects which are out of sight. The haptics would be used, in some way, to turn the user’s attention to one side or the other in order to draw their gaze toward something. Image courtesy Apple.

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2020

Researchers from the National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, and Texas A&M University say that haptic feedback delivered to the head right from a VR headset can significantly reduce discomfort related to smooth locomotion in VR. Moving players artificially through large virtual environments isn’t a trivial task.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2021

Facebook today revealed some of its latest research and vision for a wrist-worn input device that the company expects to form the basis of AR and VR interactions and haptics in the future. ” Always-on Haptics. To that end, the company has been experimenting with different types of haptic technologies for the wrist.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

SEE ALSO HapTech is Aiming its Electromagnetic Haptics at Military VR Training. ECS plans to partner with the Mayo Clinic to guide the medical aspects of the system and with HaptX to employ the use of the company’s advanced haptic gloves to increase the realism of the VR training program.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Disclaimer I’m opinionated and loud about Haptics. I'm also host of the Haptics Club and board member of Haptics Industry Forum. Summary: A major upside for the haptics market is locked in the impact of haptics on usages, today unknown. Haptics is hard, everyone says that. No, it is not.

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