From doffing@virtex.com Thu Jul 24 17:09:55 1997 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 02:31:02 -0700 From: "John H. Doffing" Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: NEW-PROD: Virtual Technologies, Inc - Siggraph 97 Virtual Technologies, Inc. Premieres the CyberGrasp Haptic Feedback Glove and the CyberSuit Wireless Full-Body Motion-Capture Suit at SIGGRAPH 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PALO ALTO, Calif. (July 21, 1997) - Virtual Technologies, Inc., creator of the award-winning CyberGlove instrumented glove, announced today that it will be unveiling its new CyberGrasp haptic feedback glove, along with its CyberSuit wireless full-body motion-capture suit at SIGGRAPH 97, the computer graphics conference and exhibition being held August 3 - 8, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. Demonstrations will be conducted at Virtual Technologies booth (#569) during regular exhibit hours from August 5 - 7. Show attendees will have the opportunity to experience "first hand" computer-generated virtual objects using the CyberGrasp system, and view the world premiere of the CyberSuit body-measurement suit. CyberGrasp is a compact, lightweight force-reflecting handmaster option for the CyberGlove instrumented glove which adds resistive force feedback to each finger. This innovative grasp-force feedback device allows an application developer to individually program the movement-impeding force applied to each fingertip of the CyberGlove wearer. The CyberGrasp system enables an intuitive "reach in and grab it" interface, allowing users to literally "feel" virtual and tele-manipulated objects. The CyberSuit is a wireless full-body motion-capture system employing Virtual Technologies proprietary bend-sensor technology to measure the movement of the entire human body. Developed under NASA contract for use on space missions, the CyberSuit records the position of the ankle, knee, hip, back, neck, shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. The joint sensors are low profile and unencumbering, allowing fluid, natural movements and a wide range of dynamic activity. During operation, the CyberSuit is fully untethered, requires no external reference sensors, has no line-of-sight limitations, and is unaffected by the presence of metallic objects in the surrounding environment. A moving graphical body model may be displayed in real-time since no post-processing of the sensor data is required. "Our CyberGrasp force-feedback system adds a powerful new 5-finger haptic dimension to 3D human-computer interface design," announced Dr. James F. Kramer, President and Founder of Virtual Technologies. "Similarly, our CyberSuit represents a breakthrough in untethered body sensing for real-time production, animation, test and measurement, and biomechanical applications." The CyberGrasp haptic-feedback option and the CyberSuit full-body wireless motion-capture suit are the newest offerings in Virtual Technologies expanding product lines. Since its founding in 1990, Virtual Technologies, Inc. has been a recognized leader within the realm of body-sensing and haptic feedback. Other Virtual Technologies products include the CyberGlove 18-sensor and 22-sensor instrumented gloves, the award-winning CyberTouch vibrotactile feedback option for the CyberGlove, the VirtualHand Toolkit graphical hand software, and the GesturePlus hand-gesture recognition system. ___________________________________________________________________ John H. Doffing Virtual Technologies, Inc. Director, Sales and Marketing 2175 Park Boulevard Tel 415.321.4900 Fax 415.321.4912 Palo Alto, CA 94306 doffing@virtex.com http://www.virtex.com ___________________________________________________________________ [MODERATOR'S NOTE: Commercial postings are offered on this newsgroup as a public service. Their appearance here does not indicate endorsement by the moderators or by the USENET or its administrators.]