Haptic-kinaesthetig gloves

Tampere University Foundation sr (Tampere University, TAU) is about to execute a direct procurement of haptic-kinaesthetig gloves.

According to the section 40 of the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts 1397/2016 a contracting entity may opt for direct procurement if only a certain supplier can implement the procurement for a technical reason, or for a reason related to protecting an exclusive right; it shall be a further condition that there are no reasonable alternatives or substitute solutions, and that the absence of competition is not due to an artificial narrowing of the terms and conditions of the procurement. Tampere university foundation (Tampere University, TAU), has made a decision on direct acquisition of a haptic development environment with haptic force-feedback gloves (HaptX DK2). The chosen seller (Advanced Input Systems) has a technological lead in comparison to other providers of similar systems. The chosen software and hardware offers a wide range of possible uses and an unique mechanism of operation. Equally versatile development systems together with a high-performance equipment are not available from other providers. The HaptX gloves are the most advanced devices available on the market. Because our goal is to enable many different research directions, the versatility of the products was a main issue to evaluate in our market survey. Our conclusion was that only one provider can satisfy our needs. The strengths of the chosen product: - Unique haptic and force feedback mechanism (dynamic microfluidic exoskeleton) - Verstile software development environment with support for many sub-systems needed in VR/AR/XR installations. - Precise positioning of the gloves