HaptX

Old Dominion University, HaptX, Georgia Tech receive grant for VR for the visually impaired

By Trevor Dermody 08:55 am April 25, 2024

Old Dominion University, Washington-based HaptX and Georgia Institute of Technology won a grant to further virtual reality development for the visually impaired using glove-based streaming of braille characters and digital images. The project will explore how visually impaired people experience virtual environments by using HaptX gloves to interact with streaming digital images and objects....

At ortho meeting, VR companies announce industry-advancing partnerships

By Jonah Comstock 01:44 pm March 14, 2019

Two virtual reality companies focused on surgery, Osso VR and FundamentalVR, announced major partnerships this week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. Palo Alto, California-based Osso VR announced a partnership with medical device technology company Smith & Nephew. Osso VR will build a custom training module Smith & Nephew’s NAVIO Surgical System...