Haptic Arm
The haptic arm allows users to immerse themselves in the manipulation of virtual objects in three dimensional space. The PHANTOM Desktop haptic device provides a desktop solution for design and is ideal for people who perform certain types of haptic research. The PHANTOM Desktop provides highly accurate positioning data.
Examples
This technology allows the user to physically interact with the virtual 3D model of an object. The arm produces force-feedback based on the geometry as well as other characteristics of objects, such as weight, texture, hardness, etc.. Formlab uses the PHANTOM haptic arm distributed by SensAble Technologies. This equipment senses positions in 3D space (X, Y, Z axes) and sends force-feeback to the user according to the objects that are present.