Haptics
FeelReal VR Scent Mask Blasts Past Crowdfunding Goal in First Day
You might have caught a glimpse of the Feelreal mask prototype when it made headlines back at GDC 2015, the...
Tactical Haptics to Bring ‘Production-Ready’ Haptic VR Controllers to GDC 2019
Tactical Haptics has been working on a unique haptic controller design since its founding in 2013. While we've seen...
Haptic VR Gun Accessory ‘ForceTube’ Headed to Kickstarter Later This Month
ProTubeVR, the Marseilles, France-based makers of the titular VR gunstock accessory, is hoping to make a splash later this...
Foldaway Haptics is Making a Thumbstick for VR Controllers That Pushes Back
Switzerland-based Foldaway Haptics is building a haptic joystick with force feedback. The impressive device, which can push back against...
HapTech is Aiming its Electromagnetic Haptics at Military VR Training
HapTech aiming its impressive electromagnetic recoil system toward military VR training. The company recently demonstrated how their haptic tech...
Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes
Moving around in VR environments usually means you'll need to press down on a thumbstick or a touchpad. That's all...
Haptics Company Exiii is Loaning Its ‘EXOS Wrist’ Haptic Device to Developers for Free
Exiii, a Japan-based startup working in VR haptics, is starting a free rental program across the US and Japan...
Woojer’s Haptic Vest Garners Over $270,000 at Close of Kickstarter Campaign
Woojer, the company behind the haptic belt Strap, launched a Kickstarter campaign late last month for a new haptic vest,...
Hands-on: 3DHaptics Achieves Compelling Directional Haptics with Simple Hardware
MIRAISENS is Japan-based haptics company which is developing what they call 3DHaptics technology. I got a chance to try...
HaptX Launches Enterprise-focused Haptic Gloves Dev Kit
HaptX (formerly AxonVR) today unveiled the HaptX Gloves Development Kit, an "industrial-grade" VR haptic glove that uses micro-pneumatics for...
Researchers Electrically Stimulate Muscles in Haptic Designed for Hands-free AR Input
Researchers at The Human Computer Interaction Lab at Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam, Germany, published a video recently showing a novel...
Exiii Raises $750K for Haptic VR Gloves with Force Feedback
Japan-based startuped Exiii, which is developing a pair of haptic gloves with force feedback, has raised $750K for continued...
High Fidelity & NeoSensory Partner to Launch ‘exoskin’ Haptic Jacket, Coming July 2018
High Fidelity, the open source VR platform founded by Second Life creator Philp Rosedale, and NeoSensory, a Palo Alto-based haptics...
Exiii is Developing Two Haptic Gloves with Different Approaches to Force Feedback
Japan-based startuped Exiii is developing a pair of haptic gloves with force feedback, aimed at making VR more immersive. The...
Microsoft Shows New Research in Haptics With ‘CLAW’ VR Controller Prototype
As VR display resolutions become more packed with pixels and new controller types such as Valve's Knuckles dangle tantalizingly...
