Wired glove
Guante de datos
- Date
- 1982-1987 · confidence low
- Place
- California, United States
- Credited to
- Thomas G. Zimmerman
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A sensor-instrumented glove with flex sensors and motion tracking that translates hand gestures into data for human-computer interaction, developed by Thomas G. Zimmerman and later commercialized as the VPL DataGlove.
What it led to
- Hand-based virtual reality interfaces
- Motion capture for animation and video games
- Haptic and rehabilitation gloves