February 2, 2004

Force Dimension is pleased to introduce its latest high-end haptic device. | Designed to be compact and affordable, the OMEGA haptic device relies on cutting-edge haptic technology to display outstanding haptic rendering.

Based on the patented Delta robotic structure, the OMEGA Haptic Device combines light-weight aluminum bars and strong static actuators. | These contribute to a significant reduction of the inertia when compared to serial architectures commonly used in haptic devices. | Furthermore, its parallel mechanics dramatically increase the stiffness and robustness of the structure, making it the strongest, most reliable point-contact haptic solution for desktop applications. | With a maximum continuous force of 15 Newtons and a large workspace, the OMEGA exceeds in performance all other haptic devices in its class.

Among its many innovations, the OMEGA is the first haptic device to feature a USB 2.0 interface. | It also supports Force Dimension's standard High Performance PCI-I/O board, for researchers who require high-resolution control over the device behavior. The software API (DHD-API) provided with the OMEGA offers an open software interface to the device. For programmers, it takes as little as 4 lines of 'C' code to integrate an OMEGA Haptic Device with their applications. | For researchers, the DHD-API gives access to low-level features such as encoder readings and motor commands. | The DHD-API is compatible with both Windows and Linux Operating Systems.