Haply Robotics kickstarting $1,500 MinVerse 3D haptic mouse
Haply Robotics has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its MinVerse 3D haptic mouse, which enables gamers and creators to control and craft 3D objects with force feedback.
Haply Robotics has started its Kickstarter campaign for the MinVerse 3D haptic mouse. The 3D mouse allows 3D artists, gamers, drone and robotics hobbyists, and others to manipulate 3D objects with greater ease than a traditional mouse. The $1,500 MSRP MinVerse has early backer packages available at a lower price for delivery in the fall of 2025.
Regular mice only operate in 2D space (X, Y axis), but many games and 3D modeling programs operate in 3D space (X, Y, Z axis). This has forced users into awkward control setups, such as using a mouse with a keyboard with both hands to control objects in 3D space.
Other companies have attempted to create similar 3D input devices. Novint was one early defunct innovator, and 3D Systems is one current maker of the Touch haptic devices, which are priced starting at $3,400. Haply Robotics is bringing down the price of its USB mouse to open the market to more creators and gamers.
MinVerse uses an open API for easy integration into apps, and Haply Robotics will release the mouse with compatibility with Blender, RoboDK, and other Windows apps upon launch
The Haply Robotics MinVerse 3D mouse allows gamers, 3D designers, and and others to control and craft 3D objects with haptic feedback. (Image source: Haply Robotics)
The MinVerse measures 240 x 120 x 40 mm (9.4 x 4.7 x 1.6 in.) and weighs 1.2 kg (2.6 lbs.). The working input range of the mouse is 145 x 330 x 250 mm (5.7 x 13.0 x 9.8 in.). The force feedback varies from 0 to 4 N (0 to 0.9 lbf.).
Readers who want to create 3D models for their games and virtual projects with greater ease and don't require haptic feedback can try the cheaper 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse (sold here on Amazon).
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