France
The Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon (INL) is a Joint Research Unit (UMR 5270) whose supervisory bodies are the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole Centrale de Lyon (ECL), Institut National des Sciences Appliqués de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université Lyon 1 and Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon (CPE Lyon). Its aim is to develop multidisciplinary technological research in the field of micro and nanotechnologies and their applications.
StimulHeat - Autonomous and low-energy thermal feedback when grasping in VR
Current thermal feedback systems for virtual reality are often difficult to reproduce, intrusive and poorly integrated with commercial controllers. We offer StimulHeat, a compact, low-cost and energy-efficient thermal device designed for direct integration with VR controllers (including Valve Index). Based on heat flow control via Peltier modules and bi-directional DC current, it operates wirelessly via BLE and integrates easily into Unity to generate hot or cold sensations in VR.
