From diderot@hitl.washington.edu Fri Mar 31 09:29:56 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA08878; Fri, 31 Mar 95 09:29:56 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA28209; Fri, 31 Mar 95 09:29:55 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA20562; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 09:25:33 -0800 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 09:25:33 -0800 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: scivw@hitl.washington.edu From: diderot@hitl.washington.edu (Toni Emerson) Subject: haptic interface technology X-Status: Status: OR > >To:suzanne >From:Buford R Conley (by way of >diderot@hitl.washington.edu (Toni Emerson)) >Subject:haptic interface technology >Cc:jon > >Dear Ms. Emerson, > > I wanted to let you know about a new computer interface technology >developed at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab that may be of use to you. > > The device is a three degree of force reflection haptic interface. >In other words, its like a 3-D mouse that can exert forces on the user >so they can feel and manipulate virtual objects. It enables users to not >only input information, but experience two way interaction through the >sense of touch. > > Although the device has primarily been used for surgical simulators and >other virtual reality applications, some recent customers are using it >for 3-D data visualization, teleoperation of robots, CAD, and many other new >ideas. If you or someone you know might be interested >in the device, please email me or call at (617) 424-9972 (USA). > >Sincerely, >Ray Conley >SensAble Devices, Inc. > >P.S. see the PHANToM home page at > http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/handarm-haptics/haptics.html >and other work being done at http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/handarm-haptics/haptics.html http://www.cs.unc.edu/nano/etc/www/nanopage.html http://www.cs.sandia.gov/SEL/main.html http://spi.www.media.mit.edu/groups/spi/interface.html