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Announcements, press coverage, events and exhibitions

What we have announced, what the press has said about us, the exhibitions where we show HEXR and FLEXR, and the events where you can find the team.

HEXR Haptic Glove Showcased at CIFTIS 2026 in BeijingExhibition
Exhibition · September 2026 · Beijing

HEXR Haptic Glove Showcased at CIFTIS 2026 in Beijing

Microtube showed the HEXR Haptic Glove in Hall 7C, the fair’s Culture and Tourism thematic exhibition, where three CCTV crews visited the booth and Xinhua, Beijing Daily and Sina Finance wrote about it.

2026 Inclusion Conference on the Bund (外滩大会)News
News · September 2026 · Shanghai

2026 Inclusion Conference on the Bund (外滩大会)

A Xiaohongshu creator tried the HEXR Haptic Glove at the Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai and featured it for an audience of over a million.

HEXR at MEDICA 2025Exhibition
Exhibition · November 2025 · Düsseldorf

HEXR at MEDICA 2025

Microtube exhibited the HEXR Haptic Glove at the MEDICA START-UP PARK in Düsseldorf, among 80 start-ups in medical technology, digital health and diagnostics.

Exploring Haptics for Robotics and AutomationEvent
Event · November 2024 · Singapore

Exploring Haptics for Robotics and Automation

We showed the HEXR Haptic Glove at Hyundai CRADLE Day in Singapore, where our then CEO presented on haptics for robotics and automation.

Into China through the Suzhou Industrial ParkPress
Press · June 2024 · FULCRUM

Into China through the Suzhou Industrial Park

An ISEAS analysis of the Suzhou Industrial Park at 30 names Microtube among the Singapore companies that entered the Chinese market through the park.

Cited by the Deputy Prime MinisterPress
Press · March 2024 · Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore

Cited by the Deputy Prime Minister

At the NUS Deep Tech Venture Showcase 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat held up Dr Yeo Joo Chuan and Microtube as an example of research turned into a company.

HEXR at CES 2024Exhibition
Exhibition · January 2024 · Las Vegas

HEXR at CES 2024

Microtube showed the HEXR Haptic Glove at CES in Las Vegas, exhibiting in the Singapore Pavilion in Eureka Park.

Auganix on the HEXR Glove LaunchPress
Press · January 2024 · Auganix

Auganix on the HEXR Glove Launch

XR news site Auganix covered the launch of the HEXR Glove, our untethered pneumatic haptic glove, first shown at CES 2024.

Tinh tế Goes Hands-On with HEXRPress
Press · January 2024 · Tinh tế

Tinh tế Goes Hands-On with HEXR

Vietnamese tech site Tinh tế, with over a million YouTube subscribers, filmed a hands-on with the HEXR Glove at CES 2024.

A CES 2024 Trend: “Tactile Realities”Press
Press · January 2024 · VML Intelligence

A CES 2024 Trend: “Tactile Realities”

VML Intelligence featured HEXR in its CES 2024 trends report, under “Tactile Realities”, its theme for adding touch to the digital world.

Joshua Chang’s CES 2024 WearablesPress
Press · January 2024 · Joshua Chang

Joshua Chang’s CES 2024 Wearables

YouTuber Joshua Chang included HEXR in his round-up of hands-on wearable tech from CES 2024. We appear at about 2:55.

The Business Times on Singapore at CES 2024Press
Press · January 2024 · The Business Times

The Business Times on Singapore at CES 2024

The Business Times covered the 13 Singapore companies in the Singapore Pavilion at CES 2024. Microtube was among them, launching HEXR.

The Edge Singapore on Assistive TechPress
Press · November 2023 · The Edge Singapore

The Edge Singapore on Assistive Tech

DigitalEdge profiled an NUS assistive device for people with muscular dystrophy, which Microtube is to bring to market.

EON Reality Partners with MicrotubePress
Press · October 2023 · EON Reality

EON Reality Partners with Microtube

EON Reality announced a partnership to bring Microtube’s haptics to its AI-powered XR platform for education and industry.

Lianhe Zaobao Tries the HaptGlovePress
Press · April 2023 · Lianhe Zaobao

Lianhe Zaobao Tries the HaptGlove

Lianhe Zaobao’s feature on the HaptGlove: hold a virtual heart and feel it beat.

SGH Moves Nurse Training into VRPress
Press · February 2023 · Healthcare IT News

SGH Moves Nurse Training into VR

Healthcare IT News reported on IV NIMBLE, the VR cannulation training that SGH nurses developed with Serious Games Asia and Microtube.

Putting ARIS on Working InstructorsEvent
Event · February 2023 · Bali

Putting ARIS on Working Instructors

We took the ARIS Band to a gym in Bali and put it on the people who coach for a living, to hear what they made of it.

How the HaptGlove Gives VR a Sense of TouchPress
Press · January 2023 · What’s New in Electronics

How the HaptGlove Gives VR a Sense of Touch

Australian engineering magazine What’s New in Electronics explained how the HaptGlove gives virtual reality a realistic sense of touch.

NUS Film: HaptGlove, a Sense of Touch in VRPress
Press · January 2023 · NUS

NUS Film: HaptGlove, a Sense of Touch in VR

NUS’s short film on the HaptGlove, the glove that lets you feel the shape, size and hardness of virtual objects.

The Straits Times Tries the HaptGlovePress
Press · January 2023 · The Straits Times

The Straits Times Tries the HaptGlove

The Straits Times went hands-on with the HaptGlove, from squeezing soft and hard balls to drawing a bow in VR.

Metaverse Post on the HaptGlovePress
Press · January 2023 · Metaverse Post

Metaverse Post on the HaptGlove

Metaverse Post reported on the HaptGlove for an international XR audience, and on its route to market through Microtube.

ARIS Featured on CNANews
News · 2022 · Singapore

ARIS Featured on CNA

Microtube and the first-generation ARIS Band appeared in a documentary segment on wearable technology for strength training, hosted by Rishi Budhrani.

Our Funding Round in Global University VenturingPress
Press · March 2022 · Global University Venturing

Our Funding Round in Global University Venturing

Global University Venturing, which tracks investment in university spin-outs, listed Microtube’s S$1.1 million round in its deals round-up.

Microtube completes its SG$1.1M pre-seed fundingNews
News · March 2022 · Singapore

Microtube completes its SG$1.1M pre-seed funding

A pre-seed round led by Greenwillow Capital Management, through the Oriza Greenwillow Technology Fund.

InfinityGlove Wins an IES Engineering AwardPress
Press · November 2021 · NUS News

InfinityGlove Wins an IES Engineering Award

The InfinityGlove team received the Institution of Engineers, Singapore’s Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award at the World Engineers Summit 2021.

Fortune Times Interviews the InfinityGlove TeamPress
Press · January 2021 · Fortune Times

Fortune Times Interviews the InfinityGlove Team

Chinese-language business magazine Fortune Times (时代财智) visited the lab for a long interview on the InfinityGlove and Microtube’s plans.

Lianhe Zaobao on the InfinityGlovePress
Press · September 2020 · Lianhe Zaobao

Lianhe Zaobao on the InfinityGlove

Lianhe Zaobao’s feature on the InfinityGlove, the gaming glove named after the Infinity Gauntlet.

The Straits Times on the InfinityGlovePress
Press · August 2020 · The Straits Times

The Straits Times on the InfinityGlove

The Straits Times on the wireless glove that turns finger and wrist gestures into game and presentation controls.

The InfinityGlove Launch, Around the MediaPress
Press · August 2020 · HardwareZone and others

The InfinityGlove Launch, Around the Media

HardwareZone went hands-on with the InfinityGlove, and AsiaOne, Channel 8, The Engineer, Metropolitant and CNA938 radio picked up the story.

New Atlas on a Lighter, Softer Gaming GlovePress
Press · August 2020 · New Atlas

New Atlas on a Lighter, Softer Gaming Glove

International tech site New Atlas explained how the InfinityGlove’s liquid-metal sensors read your hand.

NUS Announces the InfinityGlovePress
Press · August 2020 · NUS, via Newswise

NUS Announces the InfinityGlove

NUS’s announcement of the InfinityGlove, carried internationally by science-news service Newswise, with the team’s video.

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