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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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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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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ARVR

JUNE 22, 2021

This article was extracted from the Recommended Practices for Haptics in Enterprise VR published by the Haptics Industry Forum. What should be considered while planning to include haptics in a VR training solution? ? What are the key values to adopt a VR training solution? ? Application maturity. Skills transfer.

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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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VRScout

JULY 27, 2020

An average of 11 firefighters have died every year since 2008 during training sessions; VR could help reduce those numbers. Firefighters around the country have been incorporating VR into their training plans for some time. According to USFA, a division of FEMA , 70% of training-related deaths are due to stress and overexertion.

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ARVR

JULY 19, 2021

On Thursday, May 27th, key players from the haptics, hand tracking, and VR training industries gathered to discuss the scaling of haptics in VR training applications. It addressed how a company can leverage haptic technology across all their virtual training scenarios thanks to Interhaptics and Innoactive technologies.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Sense Arena, a VR sports training provider based out of the Czech Republic, is one such company working to modernize the world of sports training through the use of immersive technology. These mounts also feature their own dedicated motors, resulting in realistic haptic feedback every time you make contact with the puck.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

million—to pilot a virtual reality training program for U.S. Founded in 1997, ECS is a Florida-based contractor which builds digital training and other tech solutions for the U.S. The grant is to support the development of a virtual reality training program for U.S. Army medics.

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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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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

FundamentalVR’s multi-person training platform could be the future of remote education for the growing medical sector. ” Not too long ago I had a chance to experience this intuitive training solution for myself and my results were—predictable to say the least. Image Credit: FundamentalVR. Image Credit: FundamentalVR.

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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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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Indie VR studio REZZIL today announced it’s bringing REZZIL PLAYER, the VR sports training game, to PSVR 2 soon. The immersive training game now boasts over 160 levels and 40 items of sports kit for avatars.

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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 bulky, high-end gloves are primarily aimed at novel enterprise, training, and simulation use-cases.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 21, 2018

HapTech aiming its impressive electromagnetic recoil system toward military VR training. The company recently demonstrated how their haptic tech can scale all the way up to the Browning M2, a mounted.50 But the company also has ambitions in more serious uses of its tech and is gunning for use in military VR training.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 11, 2022

VR surgical training platform FundamentalVR today announced it has raised a $20 million Series B investment to further expand its VR surgical training platform. ” The goal, says the company, is to make it more affordable for medical institutions to bring “professionally accredited surgical training [to] their organizations.”

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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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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 18, 2020

GIGXR launches AR tool designed for medical training. Students can join training sessions remotely for applications such as HoloPatient. Hands-on training is essential when it comes to the healthcare field. In a recent study published by the NCSBN , clinical simulation represents as much as 50% of training for nursing students.

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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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VRScout

MARCH 22, 2019

‘Studio’ offers immersive, easy-to-learn VR training with Manus VR Gloves. Manus VR, best known for their cutting-edge haptic feedback VR gloves , have been using their proprietary tech in a variety of fields for years, influencing everything from motion capture and automobile production, to immersive gaming and healthcare.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Extended reality (XR) is making a substantial impact on how companies train and upskill their employees. Virtual reality (VR) in healthcare, training, and remote guidance provides enterprises with impressive tools needed to reach clear targets. This can provide better training, collaboration, and engagement for learners.

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

This week, Facebook Reality Labs goes haptic, VR training and SXSW updates. For AR smart glasses to work as an all-day everyday device, AI and haptics need to be work with advanced optics within a new OS and user interface. KLM is increasing VR training for train workers after success with airlines.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Since that debut, BeBop Sensors has been working non-stop on its enterprise-friendly haptic technology. Featuring a unique open palm design, the gloves are breathable and can be cleaned more easily than other haptic gloves. CLO’s and training managers have seen the benefits of training through VR and AR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Perhaps one of the most exciting avenues for the XR revolution, is the educational and training sector. As teachers and training teams look for new ways to engage and inspire their students, XR represents a new landscape for hands-on, immersive experiences. Let’s take a closer look at the evolving state of XR in education and training.

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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This is the promise of HaptX , a haptic technology company, that has unveiled their HaptX Gloves Development Kit. Instead the HaptX Gloves are targeted to larger industrial corporate clients looking to deploy virtual training solutions that require force feedback and sub-millimeter precision. Still no word yet on pricing.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2020

Teslasuit is a London-based company that makes an enterprise-focused haptic suit like none other I’ve experienced thus far. I got a chance to go hands-on at CES 2020 this week to find out just what sets it apart from other haptic suits, many of which employ a series of vibrating motors in an attempt to simulate the sense of touch.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 20, 2019

How Virtual Reality training can help healthcare professionals retain crucial information. Although the retention rates depend upon the nature of initial training and the type of information studied, the shape remains the same. This is a serious problem in any training setting, but is especially problematic in healthcare.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2020

Varjo announced today that Boeing is spinning up a VR training program for its upcoming Starliner mission to the International Space Station in 2021. The company says that its retinal resolution headset enables virtual training scenarios—like docking to the ISS—that weren’t feasible before.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

HaptX, a producer of haptic VR gloves, today announced it’s secured $12 million in its Series A financing round. Founded in 2012 (then known as AxonVR), HaptX has been focused on creating haptic gloves for use in VR, training, and robotics. HaptX will be showing off its latest work in haptics at CES in January 2020.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2018

HaptX (formerly AxonVR) today unveiled the HaptX Gloves Development Kit , an “industrial-grade” VR haptic glove that uses micro-pneumatics for detailed haptics and delivers force-feedback to the fingers. SEE ALSO Hands-on: HaptX Glove Delivers Impressively Detailed Micro-pneumatic Haptics, Force Feedback.

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2021

KAT’s second-generation omnidirectional treadmill is tailored for VR arcades and Industry training applications. The omnidirectional treadmill itself can also be customized using special software that will let you change the haptics depending on your needs or personal preference. Image Credit: KAT VR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2020

Korea-based TEGway , developers of a haptic accessory which generates hot and cold temperatures with impressively low latency, plans to launch a wearable VR thermal haptic dev kit aim in March. Forehead mounted thermal haptic modules | Photo by Road to VR. We got to try the latest prototype this week at CES 2020.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2017

9,652,037 of a “whole-body human-computer interface” on May 16th, which includes an external exoskeleton as well as a generalized haptic display made out of microfluidic technology. The post AxonVR is Building a Generalized Haptic Display appeared first on Road to VR. AxonVR was awarded US Patent No. Support Voices of VR.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 8, 2019

Why extended Reality (xR) is an Effective Tool for Environmental Health and Safety Training: A Brain Science Analysis. A critical function in nearly all industrial and manufacturing settings is to provide high-quality and effective training in environmental health and safety (EHS). Brain Science of Learning in EHS.

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