Haptx haptic glove
A company located in Seattle, Washington USA called
haptx has made a glove called the haptic glove, that
allows a simulation of touch within virtual reality.
haptx has made a glove called the haptic glove, that
allows a simulation of touch within virtual reality.
The haptic glove has 130 points of touch which can
displace your skin up to 2mm using a microfluidic
skin with air pressure. enabling you to have a
feeling of objects in virtual reality.
displace your skin up to 2mm using a microfluidic
skin with air pressure. enabling you to have a
feeling of objects in virtual reality.
A feed tape connected to the back of the fingertip
parts of the glove and a lightweight exoskeleton can
apply up to 4 lbs or 1.81kgs of force to each finger.
parts of the glove and a lightweight exoskeleton can
apply up to 4 lbs or 1.81kgs of force to each finger.
Magnetic motion tracking has sub millimeter
precision in the virtual reality world and you can
see your hand and fingers moving in the virtual
world.
precision in the virtual reality world and you can
see your hand and fingers moving in the virtual
world.
Even though the haptic glove is not readily
available to the public it is one of the biggest
steps in virtual reality and is currently being
used by the military for training, some fire
stations, also for training, and a few car companies.
available to the public it is one of the biggest
steps in virtual reality and is currently being
used by the military for training, some fire
stations, also for training, and a few car companies.
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