NewHaptics demonstrated its latest multiline braille display prototypes at a booth at CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.
March 26, 2024
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NewHaptics announces its first round of venture funding from the Accelerate Blue Fund, which serves as a milestone in the company's mission of commercializing an affordable refreshable braille and tactile graphics display.
June 20, 2023
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Award supports continued development of novel actuator technology for developing refreshable braille and tactile graphics display products.
April 4, 2023
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New Haptics featured on page 12 of the University of Michigan Innovation Partnerships Impact Report
October 13, 2022
Read the Report hereAward supports continued development of a refreshable braille and tactile graphics display for people who are blind.
September 15, 2022
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NewHaptics has been selected as a finalist for the MIT Solve Global Challenge in Digital Inclusion. NewHaptics was one of 75 teams selected out of over 1,800 submission.
August 17, 2021
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We recently made some big developments with our braille dot actuator technology. We now have a series of 210-dot prototypes with pins at 2.5 mm center-to-center spacing. We've also created a graphical user interface that allows us to draw shapes and render braille characters on the tactile surface.
May 28, 2021
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NewHaptics was just selected as a Semi-Finalist for the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021. The 5th annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is conducting a worldwide search for early-stage startups (<$1M USD raised) with a technology solution that will lead to positive social or environmental impact. NewHaptics was one of just 93 finalists selected out of a pool of 1,745 submissions.
March 30, 2021
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