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Big XR News from Meta, HaptX, Siemens, and Apple

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Haptx to Advance Research into Haptic Solutions for Visually Impaired Groups This week, HaptX gained a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant from the U.S. HaptX is leading research with Old Dominion University (ODU) and Georgia Institute of Technology, which also receive investments from the funding round.

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MIT Engineers Develop Vertical microLEDs for XR Devices

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We’re able to create all the mixed colors, and our display can cover close to the commercial color space that’s available” Research teams include staff from MIT, Georgia Tech Europe, and Sejong University, among others. Samsung has begun developing additional haptic devices for AR wearables featuring artificial muscle actuators.