Robb Report - USA (2019-08)

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Dream Machines

TECH

while transportation takes us ever

closer to sci-fi with vertical take-off and

landing (VTOL) craft, entertainment

edges toward making Ready Player One

less movie make-believe and more next

door. London-based Teslasuit (teslasuit

.io)—with manufacturing, operations and

R&D in Minsk—enters the game with full-

body haptic gear, so you can feel and touch

everything that’s happening in the virtual

experience—a gentle rain or arctic cold, an

arrow shot to the ribs or a hug.

Although immersive gaming is the

obvious use, cofounders Dimitri Mikhal-

chuk and Sergey Khurs intend the suit for

multiple applications, including fitness

training and kinesthetic learning—think

perfecting your golf swing. The two-piece

wireless suit, made of a smart fabric with

an embedded minicomputer, uses tiny

electrical impulses to track motion and

heart rate as well as deliver feeling and

even stimulate targeted muscle groups.

All of which could help athletes improve

Well

Suited

for VR

This haptic ensemble

has all the feels, but

the applications go far

beyond gaming.

Teslasuit uses

electrical impulses

to track motion and

deliver feeling.

muscle memory, correct errors to prevent

injury, help with rehabilitation to remedy

muscle asymmetries or prevent atrophy

from degenerative diseases and aging.

The innovative apparel—which is

washable and can be tailor-made—uses

Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to connect to devices

and is already compatible with most

VR headsets as well as iOS and Android

phones and PCs. Its cool factor is off the

charts, but we also applaud how fast the

Teslasuit has gone from concept to mar-

ket: The first prototype launched in 2013,

and the suit won awards this year. Much

faster than VTOL status, which lingers in

beta. Janice O’Leary

Feel and touch everything that’s

happening in the virtual experience—

a gentle rain or arctic cold, an arrow

shot to the ribs or a hug.

ROBBREPORT.COM 81

Dream Machines

TECH

while transportation takes us ever

closer to sci-fi with vertical take-off and

landing (VTOL) craft, entertainment

edges toward making Ready Player One

less movie make-believe and more next

door. London-based Teslasuit (teslasuit

.io)—with manufacturing, operations and

R&D in Minsk—enters the game with full-

body haptic gear, so you can feel and touch

everything that’s happening in the virtual

experience—a gentle rain or arctic cold, an

arrow shot to the ribs or a hug.

Although immersive gaming is the

obvious use, cofounders Dimitri Mikhal-

chuk and Sergey Khurs intend the suit for

multiple applications, including fitness

training and kinesthetic learning—think

perfecting your golf swing. The two-piece

wireless suit, made of a smart fabric with

an embedded minicomputer, uses tiny

electrical impulses to track motion and

heart rate as well as deliver feeling and

even stimulate targeted muscle groups.

All of which could help athletes improve

Well

Suited

for VR

This haptic ensemble

has all the feels, but

the applications go far

beyond gaming.

Teslasuit uses

electrical impulses

to track motion and

deliver feeling.

muscle memory, correct errors to prevent

injury, help with rehabilitation to remedy

muscle asymmetries or prevent atrophy

from degenerative diseases and aging.

The innovative apparel—which is

washable and can be tailor-made—uses

Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to connect to devices

and is already compatible with most

VR headsets as well as iOS and Android

phones and PCs. Its cool factor is off the

charts, but we also applaud how fast the

Teslasuit has gone from concept to mar-

ket: The first prototype launched in 2013,

and the suit won awards this year. Much

faster than VTOL status, which lingers in

beta. Janice O’Leary

Feel and touch everything that’s

happening in the virtual experience—

a gentle rain or arctic cold, an arrow

shot to the ribs or a hug.