Réalité virtuelle : ce gant imite le toucher grâce à... des coussins d'air. Dexmo: an exoskeleton for you to touch the digital world by Dexta Robotics. Dexmo Is a Robotic Glove That Will Let You Touch Virtual Reality. In our weekly series we try and highlight the coolest and most impressive new projects that you can back on crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Not every new project has the potential to be the next Pebble smartwatch or Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, but there are some genuinely interesting ideas that you can back. This week, we came across the Kickstarter for Dexmo - an "exoskeleton" that lets you touch the digital world. In simpler terms, the Dexmo is a wearable that fits over your hand like a glove, and provides force feedback to each finger, to simulate the sensation of actually holding something that isn't really there. As pointed out by the company behind the project, there are already force feedback devices available, but none that give you a realistic feeling while also being affordably priced.
You can see a more detailed explanation in the video below: To see other projects from the crowdfunding websites, click here. Dexmo : un exosquelette à main pour les mondes virtuels. Dexmo : un exosquelette à main pour les mondes virtuels Laissez tomber les gants pour réalité virtuelle.
Le vrai « next big thing » dans ce domaine, c’est l’exosquelette pour la main ! Le constructeur chinois Dexta Robotics fait appel à Kickstarter pour financer la production d’un tel appareil qui sera commercialisé à bas coût. Dexta a mis au point un exosquelette à utiliser sur la main, le Dexmo. L’engin a plusieurs capacités : utilisé en conjonction avec l’Oculus Rift, il permet par exemple de manipuler des objets dans les mondes virtuels.
Dans les domaines de la robotique, ce gadget peut servir à contrôler des mains et des bras de robots, et pourquoi pas, aider à désamorcer une bombe à distance. Deux versions sont proposées (la V2 est le modèle haptique), à partir de 65$. J'aime : J'aime chargement… Latest Dexmo Input Glove Features Positional Tracking with Full Finger Input, Claims 5ms Latency - Road to VR. Dexta Robotics, a technology company with presence in the US, China and the UK, has announced the latest iteration of its Dexmo input glove.
A new video released demonstrates some of the glove’s capabilities, as a user is shown manipulating blocks in a virtual environment powered by an Oculus Rift headset. The video, which shows a man moving blocks to spell out ‘Hi!’ And ‘Nĭ hăo,’ claims the gloves offer hand motion tracking and 60fps optical tracking with a latency of less than five milliseconds.
The device is shown to offer full finger input, meaning it tracks movements and gestures from all five fingers independently. The 60fps optical tracking is a new and necessary addition to the product, as previous versions were not ‘aware’ of where a user’s hands were in 3D space. The company has quickly progressed from its earlier F2 prototype, featuring ‘digital force feedback’ on the thumb and index finger – to their current prototype, the F5, featuring full 5 digit force feedback.