Feel what
you touch.
Pressure and vibration on every fingertip and the palm, for VR and mixed reality. Cordless, and 306 g per hand.
Contact and force.
Six soft actuators per hand, one on each fingertip and the palm. Each fills with air and presses in, and holds for as long as you hold the object.
Texture, impact and alerts.
The same actuator pulses on and off. Slow and it throbs like a heartbeat; fast and it buzzes like a button click or a rough surface.
Whole scenes, built from both.
Rain on your palm, a heartbeat under your hand, a button that pushes back. The HEXR Sandbox ships with scenes like these to try on day one.
ThumbIndexMiddleRingPinkyPalmYour hand tracking still works.
The glove is slim and soft, so the headset’s cameras still see your hand. No controllers and no markers. Keep the tracking you already use, and add touch.
Light. And nothing ties you down.
306 g per hand, with no cable to a PC and no exoskeleton on your fingers. Move freely for a whole session.
Not just a buzz. Real pressure.
Most haptic gloves can only vibrate. HEXR can also press and hold, for as long as you grip, so an object feels like it is really in your hand.
Swap the battery. Keep going.
Each magnetic pack lasts around three hours and swaps in seconds, so a full day of training never waits on a charger.
Better training. Less friction.
What changes when a simulation can be felt, not just seen.
Train the real skill.
Trainees use their own hands, not controllers, so the grip, reach and touch they practise carry over to the real task.
Start sessions faster.
Cordless, and it works with the headset tracking you already have. Put it on, pair it, begin.
Keep the schedule running.
Swap a magnetic battery in seconds between trainees, instead of waiting on a charger.
Build on what you have.
Add touch to existing Unity projects, or drive it from Python for research rigs.
See it in action.
Where HEXR is used.
Hospitals, universities and research teams already train and study with it.
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HEXR · Nurse trainingNurse Training for Elderly Care
TTSH and SMRT use HEXR to train nurses to feel a virtual patient swallow after eating.
HEXR · HealthcareArthritis Training
Student doctors diagnose virtual patients and feel joint tenderness through HEXR, then debrief with an AI-powered patient.
HEXR · SpatialSpatial Reality Display
Reaching into Sony's glasses-free 3D display — and feeling it — with HEXR haptics and Leap Motion hand-tracking.
HEXR · Health educationThe Heart Experience
An interactive demo where users hold a virtual heart and feel it beat — with the rhythm changing to reflect the effects of smoking, diet and exercise.
HEXR · Proof of conceptEmergency Training (PoC)
An early proof-of-concept exploring haptics and MR for emergency training.
HEXR · ResearchLiver Palpation Training
A research tool letting junior doctors practise liver palpation with haptic feedback.
HEXR · Rehab researchRehabilitation Research at OsloMet
OsloMet uses HEXR haptic gloves in their rehabilitation research.
Design a touch.
Choose the fingers and the feel, then hold Fire. Underneath is the line of code that does the same thing in Unity.
Where
Feel
Unity C#. One call per finger. Values are an example; the docs list every option.
ThumbIndexMiddleRingPinkyPalmWhat’s in the kit.
The HEXR Developer Kit is a pair: everything for a left and a right hand.
- 1 · Two glovesLeft and right. S (18 cm) or M (22 cm), in mustard, red or orange.
- 2 · Two arm modulesPump, reservoir and per-finger valves. USB-C and Bluetooth LE.
- 3 · Two battery packsMagnetic. Around three hours each.
- 4 · Two magnetic chargersCharge a spare while you keep working.
- SoftwareUnity package, Python library, HEXR Sandbox and the full docs.
Works with Meta Quest 2, 3 and 3S, Pico 4, Microsoft HoloLens and Leap Motion. HEXR adds touch; the hand tracking comes from your headset or tracker.
Build with HEXR.
Everything you need to add touch to your XR app.
Swipe for more tools →
Unity package
Touch points on every fingertip, grab and poke interactions, and a tester built into the editor.
Unity guidePython library
Drive the glove from a script. Useful for research rigs and quick experiments.
Python guideHEXR Sandbox
A ready-made Quest app. Sideload it, pair a glove and feel the demo scenes. No Unity needed.
DownloadQuestions.
What does HEXR let you feel?
Which headsets does it work with?
Does HEXR track my hand?
How long does the battery last?
Is it wired or heavy?
Is HEXR a medical device?
How do I get one?
Bring touch to your project.
Training, research, healthcare or entertainment: tell us what you’re building and we’ll put together a quote.