Haptic Feedback Glove HapticGlove Enters Consumer Market: The Virtual World Achieves Perceivable Touch for the First Time
Japanese haptic technology company HaptX's consumer HapticGlove is priced at $299, capable of simulating 256 different haptic textures in VR environments, weighing only 180 grams.
Haptic Feedback Glove HapticGlove Enters Consumer Market: The Virtual World Achieves Perceivable Touch for the First Time
Japanese haptic technology company HaptX released the consumer version of HapticGlove on January 6, priced at $299. The glove features 128 micro-pneumatic actuators that can simulate 256 different haptic textures in VR environments, weighing just 180 grams.
Previously, the enterprise version of HapticGlove was priced at $5,000, primarily targeting medical training and industrial design. The consumer version significantly reduces costs by adopting novel piezoelectric thin-film actuators while keeping latency under 8 milliseconds.
Both Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro have announced support for HapticGlove SDK integration.
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