Weart employs haptic technology to capture and reproduce tactile sensations, providing users with realistic touch feedback in virtual environments. This technology enhances user engagement by addressing the absence of tactile interaction in digital experiences.
Funding
$725.9K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Digital and extended reality (XR) experiences often lack realistic tactile feedback, which reduces user immersion and limits the effectiveness of applications in training, design, and remote operations. Current methods for interacting with virtual environments do not fully replicate the sense of touch, hindering the development of muscle memory and intuitive control.
Solution
WEART provides haptic technology solutions that capture and reproduce tactile sensations, enhancing user engagement and realism in digital and XR environments. Their TouchDIVER product line of VR haptic gloves co-localizes force feedback, textures rendering, and thermal cues on the fingertips, allowing users to interact with virtual objects as naturally as they would in the real world. Paired with a software development kit (SDK) for integration into Unity, Unreal Engine, and other platforms, WEART's technology enables developers to augment new and existing digital content with lifelike touch interactions. This technology accelerates learning curves, improves motor skill development, and reduces costs in virtual prototyping, industrial training, medical simulations, and telerobotics.
Target Audience
WEART's primary customers include VR/XR developers, industrial training providers, medical training institutions, virtual prototyping teams, and telerobotics operators seeking to enhance realism and immersion through haptic feedback.
Features
- TouchDIVER Pro gloves with six actuation points across all five fingers and the palm
- Multimodal haptic feedback providing force feedback, textures rendering, and thermal cues
- Integrated sensors for precise hand and finger tracking
- SDK for integration into Unity, Unreal Engine, and other software development platforms
- Compatibility with various VR headsets through PC VR and standalone mode for selected HMDs
- Haptic library with a range of materials, including metals, ceramics, fabrics, and natural elements
- Digital model of the human hand within the SDK to replicate user movements