HaptX announces new ‘HaptX Gloves G1’ - Auganix

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October 25, 2022 – HaptX Inc., a supplier of realistic haptic exertion for usage with virtual world (VR) experiences, has contiguous announced the availability of pre-orders of the company’s caller HaptX Gloves G1, a haptic instrumentality optimized for the endeavor metaverse.

HaptX stated that it has engineered HaptX Gloves G1 with the features astir requested by its customers, including improved ergonomics, aggregate mitt sizes, wireless mobility, caller and improved haptic functionality, and multiplayer collaboration.

“With HaptX Gloves G1, we’re making it imaginable for each organizations to leverage our lifelike haptics,” said Jake Rubin, Founder and CEO of HaptX. “Touch is the cornerstone of the adjacent procreation of human-machine interface technologies, and the opportunities are endless.”

According to the company, the HaptX Gloves G1 fits similar a accepted mitt and includes brushed and flexible digits, palm, and wrists for greater dexterity and comfort. The gloves are besides disposable successful 4 sizes (small, medium, large, and other large). Inside the gloves are hundreds of microfluidic actuators that physically displace the wearer’s skin, truthful erstwhile they interaction and interact with virtual objects, the objects consciousness real.

To make the Gloves’ realistic haptic feedback, a lightweight, wireless Airpack generates compressed aerial and precisely controls its flow. The Airpack tin beryllium worn comfortably connected the assemblage successful backpack mode for room-scale applications oregon easy placed connected a array for seated and lasting applications. Furthermore, the Airpack tin present 3 hours of usage connected a azygous complaint without transportation to outer aerial oregon power.

The HaptX Software Development Kit enables developers to bring realistic interaction sensations to their applications with HaptX Gloves G1. HaptX stated that its SDK is optimized for endeavor and concern usage cases, and offers plugins for Unreal Engine and Unity, arsenic good arsenic a C++ API.

New features of the HaptX SDK include:

• Advanced vibrotactile feedback for simulation of microscale aboveground textures;
• A ROS node that enables telerobotics operators to link HaptX Gloves G1 to distant robots for natural, close power of robotic extremity effectors; and
• A haptic multiplayer feature, which allows aggregate users to enactment successful the aforesaid virtual situation and consciousness the aforesaid objects, careless of carnal location, helping to amended collaborative training, plan reviews, and more.

HaptX Gloves G1 – Multiplayer collaboration with 2 users.

How overmuch bash the HaptX Gloves G1 cost?

HaptX is present accepting pre-orders for the HaptX Gloves G1. Organizations tin pre-order an idiosyncratic brace of HaptX Gloves G1 for USD $5,495 oregon a bundle of each 4 sizes for USD $4,500 per pair. HaptX plans to statesman shipping HaptX Gloves G1 systems to customers successful the 3rd 4th of 2023. Companies tin besides spot a deposit successful bid to found a shipment precedence date.

“Too often, we spot endeavor and manufacture leaders edifice to utilizing crippled controllers for interacting with concern applications successful the metaverse,” said Joe Michaels, Chief Revenue Officer of HaptX. “Organizations processing their metaverse strategy present person a solution for interaction feedback truthful effective, their jobs tin beryllium connected it. With HaptX Gloves G1 priced this low, you don’t person to settee for controllers oregon hand-tracking.”

With HaptX Gloves G1, HaptX is introducing the HaptX Subscription program, a Hardware arsenic a Service exemplary that provides turn-key merchandise deployment and enactment for endeavor customers. Each HaptX Subscription volition besides see an Airpack, the HaptX SDK, and a broad work and attraction plan. Use of HaptX Gloves G1 requires a HaptX Subscription which starts astatine USD $495 per month.

For much accusation connected HaptX and its haptics technology, delight sojourn the company’s website.

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