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StretchSense built an actually comfortable hand-motion capture glove

TechCrunch VR

New Zealand-based StretchSense, a maker of hand motion capture technology, believes virtual and augmented reality are going to replace the smartphone as the dominant way we interact with digital worlds and each other. Number two for us would be VR training. ” StretchSense closed a $7.6

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Manus VR Launches VR Training Development Studio

VRScout

‘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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MIT Researchers Build VR Testing Ground to Safely Train Autonomous Drones

Road to VR

Training autonomous drones to fly around complex indoor environments inevitably means crashes, not to mention a constant cycle of repair and replacement. To remedy this, MIT engineers created a VR training system that allows drones to “see” virtual imagery while flying around a physically empty test facility.

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Use Cases & Best Practices for Haptics at Scale in VR Training

ARVR

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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Marker-free motion capture tech will help athletes train for future Olympics

Digital Trends

Tech helps coaches know when athletes make even tiny mistakes.

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Feel Rain Fall In VR With Full-Body TESLASUIT

VRScout

This week, social VR platform Somnium Space and haptic technology developer TESLASUIT announced the development of a full-body motion capture suit complete with 68 haptic points capable of simulating a wide variety of physical sensations, from the subtle trickle of water to the intense g-force of a jet fighter engine. . “We

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding

AR Insider

Red 6 Raises $30M in Series A funding to further its delivery of Augmented Reality military training. M contract to develop an AR system to train pilots in air-to-air combat, something which has not changed since WW1. Mursion (a foreshortened form of Immersion) is used as an immersive VR training and development tool.

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