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Greta Green

SensAble Technologies, Inc.
215 First St.
Cambridge, MA 02142
USA
617-621-0150
sales@sensable.com
http://www.sensable.com

Areas of Research: Finger-based systems, Desktop computer interface, Entertainment, Medical applications, Molecular manipulation, Space-based applications, Control issues and stability, Psychophysics, Simulation design, Teleoperation, Commercial development


Additional Information

SensAble Technologies, maker of the PHANToM haptic interface, is a company dedicate dedicated to bringing 3D Touch to the Desktop. The PHANToM system simulates touch throught the operation of a high resolution motor/encoder assembly, which provides force feedback in 3 DOF, or degrees of freedom (x,y,&z). Applications for the PHANToM device are really any hands-on apps which require a high degree of precision & interaction through the computer. Such as Medicine, Molecular Manipulation/Docking, Animation/Entertainment, CAD/CAM, and an Interface for the Blind to name but a few.