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

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

AUGUST 22, 2020

Sliding plates and a cylindrical form-factor offer a more engaging haptic eperience. VR/AR haptic feedback specialists Tactical Haptics this week revealed a new addition to its lineup of haptic controllers designed specifically for VR sword fighting, fishing, and tool training.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Another technology space, Meta, is keen to crack the haptics market. Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. Haptic systems provide users with pressure-based feedback when interacting with an immersive environment around them. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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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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Road to VR

APRIL 8, 2025

He previously worked at Meta where he pioneered work on hand inputs and haptics for VR. Our research also indicates that haptic feedback, the presence of external surfaces, and fingertip-only visualization are preferable ways to improve typing performance. Words per minute using multiple fingers, and different input devices.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

AI not only affects the virtual environment, but could be critical in improving the haptics and motion-gear associated with VR as well. That leaves three different solutions: graspable, wearable and touchable haptic systems. Their suit is optimized for haptic feedback, motion capture, temperature control, and biometrics.

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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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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the last few years, there’s been less hype around VR gloves and haptic accessories in the extended reality space. While the average consumer might not need haptic experiences in VR games, sensory feedback in the business world can be extremely valuable. However, haptic technologies have the potential to support various use cases.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 6, 2024

The grant aims to advance research using haptic solutions to create accessible XR applications for visually impaired individuals. HaptX is contributing its microfluidic actuation haptics technology to the research, enabling precise rendering of virtual braille content at the fingertips.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

I know that your team has created a tool called Holo-BLSD. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR. A self-instruction tool can solve many of these problems if it is indeed effective in achieving the same learning outcomes of a traditional course. And is it a reliable self-evaluation tool? Presentation video of Holo BLSD.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Our haptic + immersive VR platform has already proven to offer a new way to allow skills development, and we share the belief that the comparative data insight and measurement will have a profoundly positive impact on the wellbeing of people around the world,“ he says. Image Credit: FundamentalVR / Mayo Clinic.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Image courtesy Sean Chee One of the most notable characteristics of this year’s MIT Reality Hack was the introduction of new hardware kits, including MEMS-based AR lenses from Maradin , a haptic exoskeleton from Haptikos , and an array of neurosensing gear from OpenBCI, including the Galea biosensing headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Software Ecosystem Which applications and tools do you need to use your VR headset with? Theyre assessing dozens of emerging tools, from the Apple Vision Pro to the Pimax Crystal Super. It also offers full access to the Horizon ecosystem, so its easy to find tools for collaboration, product design and more.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

ProTubeVR , the Marseilles, France-based makers of the titular VR gunstock accessory, is hoping to make a splash later this month with a Kickstarter campaign for a new haptic devkit that promises to dial-up immersion in VR shooters. The company says ForceTube will first start devkit production after reaching its crowdfunding goal.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

Alternatively, explore our reviews and comparison guides for insights into how you can choose the right headsets and tools for your business. The new Android XR ecosystem, for instance, promises developers immediate access to software kits, AI assistants, and innovative open-source tools to enable rapid development.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

The company also makes haptic gloves for adding an extra layer of immersion to VR experiences. SenseGlove also makes haptic gloves for VR experiences. HaptX makes haptic and finger tracking gloves that claim “sub-millimeter accuracy” in VR and robotics applications. SenseGlove. We don’t know how soon, but we’re watching.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Combined with the right accessories, such as noise-cancelling headsets with spatial sound capabilities and haptic feedback controls, VR headsets can essentially transport employees into a world of their own. With VR, workplace productivity and collaboration gets an instant boost.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 15, 2021

SenseGlove, one of the premier manufacturers of haptic and tracking gloves for XR and robotics, announced Wednesday, October 13, that the newest model – SenseGlove Nova – is now shipping worldwide. SenseGlove is based in the Netherlands, but the company’s haptic gloves are sold worldwide. Meet SenseGlove.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2023

SenseGlove, a leading provider of haptic feedback technology, this week unveiled the latest addition to its lineup of force-feedback gloves, Nova 2. SenseGlove also notes how the device can also be used to simulate power tools like drills and grinders as well as various other objects, such as hammers and stress balls.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

By employing a unique combination of haptic technology and hardware-agnostic software, Fundamental Surgery is able to deliver a genuine sense of touch when performing key surgical actions, interacting with specific medical tools, and operating on different tissue variants. Anyway, things were going great.

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VRScout

JULY 20, 2019

Haptic feedback from your controllers plays a pretty big role in your VR experience. So how do you create haptic weight and feedback in VR? Perception of Virtual Ratchet Resistance lets you grab a tool in VR to loosen or tighten a bolt. As you turn your tool to tighten the bolt, the fans will open causing more resistance.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove is an exoskeleton for your hands that is able to provide you haptics sensations. I expected some sorts of runtime, configuration panel, hardware diagnostic tool, etc… instead, there is nothing. Haptics quality. What is SenseGlove? As you can see, the hardware setup is not plug and play.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They encompass a broad range of powerful tools. The options are almost limitless, from solutions that engage more of the body’s senses to tools designed to mitigate the issue of VR sickness. Companies like SenseGlove are now introducing more advanced haptic gloves that can offer haptic feedback based on impact and vibrations.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond.

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Upload VR

MARCH 28, 2023

Meta released a Haptics SDK for Unity, and Haptic Studio for authoring haptics. These tools appear to be the result of Meta’s acquisition of the German startup Lofelt last year, as we speculated at the time of the acquisition. Clips can be created from audio files or by editing one of the existing haptic samples.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2020

Over 11 mind-blowing experiments and tools now available free via SideQuest. Directed by Dennys Kuhnert, the experimental VR hand tracking experience is composed of over 11 reality-defying experiments and tools designed to showcase the potential of Oculus Quest hand tracking technology. Image Credit: Holonautic.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Those sensors are used to detect the rapid touch of your fingertips hitting a physical flat surface to provide haptic feedback as you type out words on a virtual keyboard. This is a simple keyboard that allows you to create documents using tools such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The company also reminded developers about its Meta Haptics Studio tool, which aims to make it easy to develop haptic effects that work across all of the company’s controllers, rather than needing to design the effects for the haptic hardware in each controller individually.

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EON Reality

OCTOBER 18, 2023

EON Reality and Microtube Technologies partner to provide immersive haptic experiences. Our integration with EON Reality expansive asset library will potentially provide haptic experience for over six million assets, which is an advantage for both learners and educators.” Photo Credit: Microtube Technologies Pte Ltd.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Haptic technologies were represented at CES very well especially by two companies: OWO and bHaptics. OWO Haptic Vest (Image by OWO). bHaptics, a company we already know well, has instead announced TactGlove, a pair of very lightweight haptic gloves. Skinetic haptic suit (Image by Actronika). Road To VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Their Fundamental Surgery platform, which also uses HaptX technology to provide realistic haptic feedback during a VR simulation, lets you have that important “hands-on” training that looks and feels real, almost as if you were standing in the operating room. If you’re going to make a mistake, this is the environment to do it.

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2022

Researchers working out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland recently conducted a study detailing how VR could be a more effective tool for surgical training compared to conventional reading and video methods as well as a practical alternative to physical simulation.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The ceremony included one new Auggie for Best Collaborative Tool, which was added in light of the high demand for this kind of product during the pandemic. Best Collaboration Tool. HP Global Head of VR for Go-To-Market, Joanna Popper, presented the award for Best Collaboration Tool to ShapesXR by Tvori. Best Developer Tool.

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ARPost

JANUARY 20, 2021

The VR tool allows users to explore a company’s supply chain network using a VR headset and controllers. Compared with 2D graphics, VR visualizations—such as the ones produced by LookVR —offer more dimensions such as lighting, haptics, and depth, plus a larger field of view. Intuitive experience. Creating Common Spaces.

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