Founded with the support and expertise of Switzerland's leading R&D facilities, Force Dimension has more than a decade of first-hand haptic technology expertise. | Close partnerships with leaders in R&D, high-tech manufacturing and marketing enable the company to stay constantly at the cutting edge of haptic design.

Force Dimension has earned international recognition for designing and manufacturing high precision haptic interfaces operating industrial and medical robotic systems. Our flagship products, the delta and omega family of haptic devices, provide best-in-class solutions that enable human operators to instinctively and safely operate critical systems.

As an engineering and service support company geared to the needs of the most demanding users, Force Dimension licenses and develops customized robotic and VR solutions for a wide range of application areas which include the medical, pharmaceutical, aerospace and entertainment industries.

milestones

> 2007
Force Dimension receives the prestigious R&D 100 Award for the development of the Novint Falcon haptic device.
Force Dimension devices take part in the world’s first zero-gravity surgical robot with NASA.
The dual omega.x devices are launched.
The Novint Falcon is launched in North America.
Hansen Medical receives FDA clearance for its catheter control robot that uses the omega.medical haptic device.
The Novint Falcon is presented at CES in Las Vegas.
The Novint Falcon receives a design award from The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

> 2006
Force Dimension introduces the omega.x family of haptic devices.
Hansen Medical successfully completes its first clinical trials with the omega.medical.
The medical omega.medical device is integrated into the Hansen Medical Sensei™ Robotic Catheter System.
The Novint Falcon is presented at E3 and receives the Best of E3: Gear Award.

> 2005
Hansen Medical choses Force Dimension to develop the master input device to their robotic catheter system.
Force Dimension licenses its technology for the mass market.
A worldwide reseller network is established.
Force Dimension's Omega Haptic Device receives the I.D. Magazine Design Distinction
Force Dimension and Nanonis introduce a the Tactile Nanomanipulator.

> 2004
Major projects in medical simulations and teleoperation applications are initiated.
Various OEM partnerships with software and hardware vendors in different application fields are launched.
The first stages of a worldwide reseller and distributor network are put in place.
A joint partnership is started with Nanonis, a scanning probe microscopy (SPM) application expert company.

> 2003
The Omega haptic device is introduced to the market.
Force Dimension wins the Swiss Technology Award for its nanomanipulation application.

> 2002
The DELTA 6-DOF is introduced.

> 2001
Force Dimension is founded.
The DELTA 3-DOF is introduced.
The first haptic device from Force Dimension is sold to Singapore.