Recently, HaptX partnered with immersive learning solutions provider RoundTable Learning to deploy VR training to railway workers.

Groundbreaking "virtual Braille" research applies virtual reality and advanced haptics REDMOND, Wash., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To investigate the use of advanced touch simulation for improving accessibility to digital information, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute have awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant to a research team from Old Dominion University (ODU), HaptX, and Georgia Institute of Technology to investigate "Glove-based Tactile Streaming of Braille Characters and Digital Images for the Visually Impaired.". Old Dominion University, HaptX, and Georgia Institute of Technology have been awarded a U.S. NIH grant to investigate "Glove-based Tactile Streaming of Braille Characters and Digital Images for the Visually Impaired," using advanced HaptX Gloves for people to access embossed tactile writing systems in virtual environments. [Stock image from "Blindness Collection" via Getty Images.]. Inside each HaptX Gloves G1 glove, 135 tactile actuators can be programmed to simulate realistic touch sensation by displacing the skin on the wearer's palm and fingertips