Articles about HaptX

‘Tears in my eyes’: Seattle startups sound off on Apple’s Vision Pro headset

Entrepreneurs developing augmented and virtual reality apps and games are optimistic that Apple’s new headset will turbocharge adoption of the… Read More

Touching the metaverse: Haptic glove maker HaptX grabs $23M to fuel commercialization

HaptX, the Redmond, Wash.-based makers of haptic gloves for use in virtual reality and robotics, has raised $23 million in… Read More

Seattle startup calls Meta’s VR glove prototype ‘substantively identical’ to its own patented tech

Meta made a big announcement Tuesday about how it hopes to bring touch to the virtual world through the use… Read More

HaptX raises another $12M for high-tech gloves, relocates HQ back to Seattle

HaptX is raising more cash to meet demand for its haptic gloves that help enterprise customers working in virtual reality… Read More

‘Huge milestone’ for HaptX as startup releases its gloves for true-contact VR and robotics experiences

After years of research, development, prototyping and pilot projects, HaptX can finally touch its first commercial product. The startup said… Read More

Seattle startup HaptX lands grant to build full-body ‘robotic exoskeleton’ for virtual reality

HaptX just landed funding from the National Science Foundation to create a full-body haptic system. The 8-year-old Seattle startup received… Read More

HaptX raises $12M, partners with Advanced Input Systems, to develop next generation VR gloves

HaptX announced a $12 million fundraising round Thursday, allowing the Seattle startup to develop its next generation of virtual reality… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gets a laugh out of his round with a robotic arm at re:MARS conference

LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ handshake is at least as firm as a robotic hand’s grip. I found… Read More

Inventions We Love: High-tech jeans, haptic VR gloves and a way to help self-driving cars see better

Various companies dealing in software and services may try to steal the spotlight when it comes to Seattle’s tech scene.… Read More

HaptX debuts new version of high-tech haptic virtual reality gloves at GeekWire Summit

The baby deer hooves prance on my palm. The raindrops tap my skin in staccato. The spider legs graze, freakishly,… Read More

Vote for Hardware of the Year: 5 high-tech products nominated at the GeekWire Awards

There’s something cool about getting to touch, feel, and use a high-tech hardware product, perhaps more so today than in… Read More

Surging ‘Seattle 10’ startups show off their strategies on supersized cocktail napkins

The idea of sketching business plans and ideas on cocktail napkins dates back decades. You quickly draw out the core… Read More