{"id":30965,"date":"2017-11-20T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T19:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=30965"},"modified":"2018-10-03T19:33:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T23:33:31","slug":"haptx-formerly-axonvr-announces-first-haptic-gloves-to-deliver-realistic-touch-in-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/haptx-formerly-axonvr-announces-first-haptic-gloves-to-deliver-realistic-touch-in-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"HaptX, formerly AxonVR, Announces First Haptic Gloves to Deliver Realistic Touch In Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 20, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; HaptX Inc., formerly AxonVR Corporation, announced today its first product, HaptX Gloves, the world\u2019s only haptic wearable to bring realistic touch and force feedback to virtual reality.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"HaptX Gloves for AR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-1120-HaptX-Gloves-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"HaptX Gloves for AR\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-1120-HaptX-Gloves-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-1120-HaptX-Gloves-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-1120-HaptX-Gloves-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cHaptX Gloves are the result of years of research and development in haptic technology,\u201d said Jake Rubin, Founder and CEO, HaptX Inc. \u201cWhat really sets HaptX Gloves apart is the unprecedented realism they deliver. Our patented microfluidic technology physically displaces the skin the same way a real object would when touched, closely replicating its texture, shape, and movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HaptX Gloves feature over 100 points of high-displacement tactile feedback, up to five pounds of resistance per finger, and sub-millimeter precision motion tracking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve reviewed the wearable haptic solutions out there, and the HaptX prototype provides the most realistic feedback by far,\u201d said Dr. Jeremy Fishel, Chief Technology Officer of SynTouch, the leading tactile evaluation company. \u201cHaptX marks a fundamental breakthrough in our industry\u2019s ability to simulate touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnterprise and entertainment users require a higher level of immersion than today\u2019s VR controllers can deliver,\u201d said Joe Michaels, Chief Revenue Officer at HaptX. \u201cHaptX Gloves will allow our customers to get more out of their VR applications &#8211; whether they\u2019re administering virtual training, designing three-dimensional objects, or developing a VR game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of HaptX Gloves comes as the company rebrands as HaptX Inc. \u201cThis name change reflects our company\u2019s dedication to delivering realistic touch through advanced haptic technology,\u201d added Rubin. \u201cHaptX Gloves are a huge step toward our long-term goal to deliver a full-body haptic platform, ushering in a world where virtual reality is indistinguishable from real life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HaptX Gloves will ship to select customers in 2018. Businesses can learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/haptx.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/haptx.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About HaptX Inc.:<\/h3>\n<p>Founded in 2012 by Jake Rubin and Dr. Robert Crockett, HaptX brings virtual worlds to life through the power of realistic touch. A venture-backed startup, HaptX has raised over $9 million and has 32 employees, with offices in Seattle, Wash. and San Luis Obispo, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nGreg Bilsland<br \/>\nHaptX Inc.<br \/>\nmedia@haptx.com<\/p>\n<p>*PHOTO for Media (link): Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/17-1120s2p-haptx-300dpi.jpg<br \/>\n*Photo Caption: HaptX Gloves provides realistic feedback for entertainment and enterprise users seeking training and design solutions.<\/p>\n<p>*VIDEO (YouTube): (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2C2_kbjtjRU\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2C2_kbjtjRU<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HaptX Gloves Launch Video - Realistic Touch for Virtual Reality\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2C2_kbjtjRU?wmode=transparent&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 20, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; HaptX Inc., formerly AxonVR Corporation, announced today its first product, HaptX Gloves, the world&#8217;s only haptic wearable to bring realistic touch and force feedback to virtual reality. HaptX Gloves feature over 100 points of high-displacement tactile feedback, up to five pounds of resistance per finger, and sub-millimeter precision motion tracking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7147,"featured_media":30962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10371,1,797,559,547,5,40,354],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vr-virtual-reality","category-business-news","category-hardware-news","category-products-news","category-seattle-news","category-technology-news","category-video-news-release","category-washington-state-news","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":10113,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}