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LeapMotion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. However, one place in VR still seems like a potential sweet spot for LeapMotion’s hand-tracking tech: mobile.
10 years after the launch of LeapMotion—which garnered praise for offering some of the best hand-tracking in the industry—the company has announced a next-generation version of the device which now supports standalone XR headsets in addition to Windows and MacOS.
Fully functioning hand-tracking might be a ways off from becoming the standard form of VR input, but LeapMotion is making a big step toward that future today, taking its Interaction development engine to 1.0 LeapMotion’s hand-tracking technology has existed for years, but found a new lease of life in VR.
LeapMotion dreams big with an ambitious new project that could open ‘alternative dimensions of reality, layered over the physical world.’. LeapMotion hopes the ambitious concept will provide high levels of social interactivity within immersive technology, as opposed to more isolating VR experiences. “At
According to a report from Business Insider , earlier this year Apple was on the verge of acquiring LeapMotion, but the deal fell through days before it was expected to close. Founded in 2010, LeapMotion develops leading optical hand-tracking software. Image courtesy LeapMotion.
Thankfully, the team at LeapMotion have been working tirelessly to deliver hand tracking and late last year launched their much more compact hand tracking solution specifically aimed at mobile form factors. The real improvements are increased performance, power savings and support for LeapMotion.
LeapMotion is one possible solution, with its hand and finger tracking technology offering one route for VR and AR headsets to let people make selections and interact with virtual worlds. This potential likely figured into the $50 million Series C funding raised by LeapMotion. The round was led by J.P.
The latest version of Ultraleap’s hand-tracking tech is finally available today on Windows for use with the LeapMotion Controller accessory and promises to improve two-handed interactions, speed, and robustness. Support for MacOS and Linux are expected further down the road. Image courtesy Ultraleap.
Qualcomm and Ultraleap today announced a “multi-year co-operation agreement” that will bring Ultraleap’s controllerless hand-tracking tech (formerly of LeapMotion) to XR headsets based on the Snapdragon XR2 chipset. Ultraleap claims to have the “fastest, most accurate, and most robust hand tracking.”
You probably have heard about LeapMotion’s Project North Star , that should be able to offer people affordable augmented reality. Notice a LeapMotion sensor installed on top of it. Project North Star is an opensource augmented reality headset that LeapMotion has designed and gifted to the community.
Ultraleap, the company behind the LeapMotion hand-tracking module, informed staff on Wednesday that it was proposing a layoff amid a potential restructuring of the business that could see the company split in two. Initially released in 2013, LeapMotion was one of the first viable hand-tracking modules to come to market.
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The startups formerly known as Ultrahaptics and LeapMotion appear to be heading in separate directions again after 5 years together ended in significant layoffs. In May 2019, Ultrahaptics bought LeapMotion to merge their complementary ideas – a haptic effect produced through ultrasound with industry-leading hand tracking.
Now, thanks to partnerships with LeapMotion and 7invensun , Pimax is introducing additional functionality in the form of both hand and eye-tracking. Beginning today, all models of the Pimax 5K Plus, 8K, and 5K BE headsets will include LeapMotion embedded modules. to the industry.”. “As Image Credit: Pimax VR.
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HTC revealed the devices exciting tracking capabilities during their time at last weeks 2018 World Conference on VR Industry in Nanchang, China. While there, the company demonstrated the headsets ability to accurately track the specific positions of a users hands, minus the need of any physical attachment or third-party tracking device.
Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR industry standard, today announced that it has begun officially certifying products that correctly implement the OpenXR standard. The announcements mean that OpenXR is finally ready to be rolled out widely across the XR industry.
LeapMotion, Inc., the leading creator of motion tracking technology for natural input in virtual and augmented reality, today announced $50 million in Series C funding led by clients advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group, has joined LeapMotion’s board of directors.
Varjo is taking a unique approach to building high-end industrial VR products, and we are excited that users of Varjo will be able to take advantage of the wide array of SteamVR content for professionals,” said Joe Ludwig, Programmer at Valve, in an official release. Image Credit: Varjo. Image Credit: Varjo. “We Image Credit: Varjo.
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So by that measure, Pimax over-delivered at CES 2019 with its LeapMotion bundle featuring 8K VR headset with built-in speakers, 200° FOV and optional eye tracking being developed in partnership with 7invensun. These are ergonomically comfortable with new industrial design, and come in both a thumbstick and trackpad version.
Ultraleap (previously LeapMotion), a company focused on developing haptics technology for the immersive experiences industry, has recently launched Gemini. Now, thanks to a new and improved hand tracking platform developed by Ultraleap, these interactions will become even more improved and realistic.
Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras.
As described in the video, the software can record to the FBX file format used in industry standard 3D apps, with support for up to 16 simultaneous devices, for example the headset, two hand controllers, two Vive base stations and eleven Vive Trackers.
Immersive experiences are in greater demand in all fields: for home entertainment, for training in various industries, and for retail and marketing. LeapMotion. And it is made possible by VIRTUOSO , an open-source SDK created by Charles Rivers Analytics, which is now available for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Sense Glove.
Utilizing the Motive OptiTrack motion capturing system combined with 12 Flex 3 cameras covering a total space of 4m x 4m x 3m, VRHapticDrones is able to track the HMD, multiple quadcopters, as well as a users defined body parts and stream 100 Hz samples to the VRHapticDrones backend with millimeter accuracy.
LeapMotion North Star. Image courtesy LeapMotion. Not wanting to wait for the future to one day show up, LeapMotion has designed its own prototype AR headset which is made to give developers a development platform which represents the input and output experience that future AR headsets will hopefully one day provide.
Object tracking : Hyperion allows the LeapMotion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object. Robust to handling objects: Hyperion offers superior hand tracking while holding an object in your hand, making it perfect for mixed reality.
The debut system in the video above uses a two-seat, six-axis robot arm from KUKA, one of the leading suppliers of industrial robots. Being able to influence the ride in a meaningful way sounds much more compelling, and that’s what Holovis hopes to deliver with R3ex.
This USB-C input can also be used to connect a variety of compatible controllers, including the LeapMotion tracker, Intel’s Realsense, even a Nintendo Joy-Con. Image Credit: VRScout.
Now highly respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, someone Business Insider called “the most accurate Apple analyst in the world,” is offering up his predictions for the fabled device, and they seem to support the view that an Apple AR headset is just over the horizon.
It has probably been the most intense AWE of the last three years, and this is a very positive thing because it means that the industry is growing. Ultraleap’s new LeapMotion Controller I couldn’t leave AWE without trying the new product of my friends at Ultraleap.
Same goes for gesture control, it is basically used for video game industry only. Yes, there is Microsoft Hololens that allows its users to click and open the menu using a hand, but far more expected is the integration of one of the LeapMotion or ManoMotion (or any other) solutions with the mass-produced products.
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The LeapMotion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original LeapMotion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience.
I spoke with VR Bound co-founder, Daniel Colaianni about what he hopes the VR Awards would achieve for VR technology and he says, “The VR Awards exists to promote growth and achievement throughout the immersive industry by reinvesting in promoting strategic partnerships.” LeapMotion – LeapMotion.
Ultraleap released Hyperion, the latest version of its industry-leading hand tracking software runtime and SDK. Hyperion supports the LeapMotion Controller 2 addon, which supports almost any headset (including standalone headsets) via USB or can be integrated into a headset's existing sensor suite by headset makers.
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Today, LeapMotion and OSVR announced that the upcoming OSVR Hacker Dev Kit will feature an optional faceplate embedded with LeapMotion hardware. The addition of the OSVR faceplate with LeapMotion will make the HDK the first-to-market virtual reality headset with fully integrated motion control technology.
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