ETH Zurich / EPFL
DextrES
Electrostatic braking and fingertip feedback for virtual grasping
Price not verified
Meta Reality Labs
Reality Labs haptic glove prototype (2021)
Research prototypeResearch on tactile sensations for virtual-reality hand interaction.
Price not verified
Physical2021 Reality Labs haptic glove research apparatus. Photograph: Meta Reality Labs.
- Several described capabilities were research objectives, not finished consumer functionality.
- No exact actuator count, battery specification or regulatory approval inferred.
Key details
- Designed for
- Research on tactile sensations for virtual-reality hand interaction ↗
PRICES & AVAILABILITY
Prices & availability
No verified price in this audit.
Manufacturer explicitly described laboratory research. No announced consumer purchase price, production delivery or current release inferred.
Manufacturer explicitly described laboratory research. No announced consumer purchase price, production delivery or current release inferred.
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Specifications
- Designed for
- Research on tactile sensations for virtual-reality hand interaction ↗
- Form factor
- Soft-actuator electronic glove prototype ↗
- Research Year
- 2021 ↗
- Actuation
- Soft robotic actuators distributed over the glove ↗
- Fluid Control
- Microfluidic processor controls airflow to the actuators ↗
- Feedback Targets
- Pressure, texture and vibration ↗
- Hand Tracking
- Research hand tracking determines virtual contact locations ↗
- Rendering
- Software maps hand/object properties to actuator instructions ↗
- Integration Goal
- VR headsets; later AR-glasses interaction was an intended direction ↗
- Project Stage
- Laboratory research prototype at the2021 disclosure ↗
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Price details
≈ €563 EUR · $629 USDECB 2026-10-12
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Checked 2026-10-13. Current native yen maker listing, tax included. October shipping was a preorder expectation, not confirmed delivery.
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