Descrizione del progetto
Una nuova soluzione di realtà virtuale batte la concorrenza a mani basse
Le mani sono fondamentali nell’interazione degli esseri umani tra di loro nonché con strumenti e macchine. La loro capacità estremamente precisa di percepire ciò che stanno afferrando o manipolando, di regolarsi in tempo reale e spostare oggetti nello spazio non ha eguali in altri organismi. Insieme al polso, la mano umana ha 27 ossa, 27 articolazioni, 34 muscoli e oltre 100 legamenti e tendini, per non parlare dei nervi e dell’afflusso di sangue necessari per svolgere compiti complicati. Pertanto, crearne un modello realistico non è un’impresa facile. Il progetto VirtualGrasp, finanziato dall’UE, è riuscito nell’intento e sta attualmente preparando la sua piattaforma virtuale mano-oggetto per il mercato. L’ambiente della realtà virtuale fornisce un software che analizza qualsiasi oggetto virtuale e consente un’animazione realistica della mano in tempo reale e un’interazione mano-oggetto senza precedenti. Oltre a fornire un enorme impulso all’industria della realtà virtuale, la nuova piattaforma sarà preziosa per campi che vanno dal gioco alla riabilitazione.
Obiettivo
Gleechi was founded in 2014 by Dan Song (a PhD in biomedical engineering), Kai Hübner (a PhD in computer science & robotics) & Jakob Way (a successful serial entrepreneur), building up on 8+ years of advanced research at Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in enabling robots to use their manipulators more efficiently.
Gleechi develops VirtualGrasp – the first and only standard software solution that creates realistic real-time hand animation & hand-to-object interaction in virtual environments.
With predictive & adaptive machine learning algorithms that analyze the physical properties of a virtual object, decipher the most appropriate and realistic grip formation for the hand model and snap to that position, VirtualGrasp will enable immersion and presence in virtual reality not attainable by current ad-hoc methods, such as pre-animation.
The global market for virtual reality software is forecasted to reach €32.8bn by 2025 (with videogames, healthcare and manufacturing being the largest segments). Providing a crucial enabling technology for interaction with objects in virtual space, Gleechi aims to address three lucrative market segments: 3D videogames, training in manufacturing and stroke rehabilitation, and grow to €90m+ in revenues and 200+ employees by 2025.
Gleechi has been awarded Super Startup of 2015 by Veckans Affärer and is supported by several Swedish Innovation clusters, including STING, VINNOVA, KTH Innovation, EIT ICT Labs, and ALMI. Gleechi was listed as one of the hottest tech startups in Sweden 2018. In 2016 VirtualGrasp was listed as one of the 5 Swedish innovations that “could change your life”. Gleechi’s customers and partners include HTC, CEA, ABB, Intel, Karolinska Institutet and others.
We are currently running a Phase 2 project, and are requesting additional €490,000 of grant to industrialize our solution for robotics & €5.4m of equity to commercialize across 4 segments.
Campo scientifico
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvideo games
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H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
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SME-2b - SME Instrument (grant only and blended finance)Coordinatore
111 34 Stockholm
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