Congratulations to the research team, composed of ...

Thomas Howard, Xavier de Tinguy, Guillaume Gicquel, Maud Marchal, Anatole Lécuyer, Claudio Pacchierotti for their Best Hands-on Demonstration award "WeATaViX : Wearable Actuated Tangibles for Virtual Reality Experiences" at the IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC).

• a video of this demonstration is available here
• This sytem has been recently featured also in an article published in "Le Monde" (in french)

IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) is the main conference for haptics research, held every two years.
WHC is the premier international conference covering various aspects of haptics, including the scientific findings, technological developments, and applications. WHC is a joint gathering of IEEE Haptics Symposium and Eurohaptics Conference which takes place in alternate years and rotates among North America, Europe, and Asia. The conference is a vibrant environment for sharing the most up-to-date research advancements in the field of haptics, leading to new collaborations, fruitful scientific discussions, engagement of young researchers, and charting the future role of haptic technology in enhancing human life.
http://2021.worldhaptics.org/