Force Dimension
About
About Force Dimension
Force Dimension manufactures high-precision haptic interfaces that translate hand movement into robot or simulated motion and return forces to the operator. The omega family provides three-axis translation, optional wrist orientation and active grasp feedback; sigma and lambda devices extend dexterous six- and seven-degree-of-freedom teleoperation; and the modular delta platform supports custom research end effectors and larger workspaces.
Devices connect over USB and run control loops up to four kilohertz through Haptic and Robotics SDKs for Windows, Linux, macOS, QNX and VxWorks. They are used as master controls for surgical, industrial, underwater and space robots, including NeuroArm brain surgery trials and the PILOTE experiment aboard the International Space Station. Bimanual workstations pair left- and right-hand devices for coordinated remote manipulation.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
Outbound - Human Machine Interface - Force Dimension's May 2010 timeline records sigma.7 integration in DLR's MIRO surgical robot system
Source - Auris Health
Outbound - Motion Control - In FY2011, Force Dimension was Hansen's sole supplier of custom motion controllers for Sensei and Magellan
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Team
- François Conti - Co-founder and Head of Business and Application Development - Develops applications and partnerships with medical companies, research institutions and industrial users.
- Sébastien Grange - Co-founder and Head of Operations and Software Development - Leads worldwide operations, business development and software development.
- Patrick Helmer - Co-founder and Head of Intellectual Property and Mechanical Design - Leads intellectual property and mechanical design.
- Patrice Rouiller - Co-founder and Head of Manufacturing and Product Development - Leads manufacturing and product development.
Timeline
Events
- 2019-11-02 - Deployment - Force Dimension sigma.7 haptic device launches to the ISS
The device launched to the ISS on November 2, 2019. ESA later used the system in an ISS teleoperation demonstration with astronaut Luca Parmitano. The mission showed force-feedback control for a robot rover and manipulator on Earth from orbit.
Source - 2009-10-27 - Product Launch - Force Dimension updates delta.x haptic product family
Force Dimension announced the delta.x family update on October 27, 2009. The update applied to the delta.3 and delta.6 haptic products. The company said the enhancements integrated newer actuation, kinematic-design, and control-technology developments.
Source - 2008-03-23 - Capability - Force Dimension announces QNX Neutrino RTOS support for haptic SDK
QNX announced the Force Dimension SDK support on March 23, 2008. The update extended Force Dimension's software support to QNX Neutrino RTOS. The announcement positioned the SDK for robotics, medical simulation, and training-system developers needing real-time haptic interfaces.
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Context
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Shared workflows
- Ottopia
workflow adjacency - Robotic Teleoperation
- avatarin
workflow adjacency - Robotic Teleoperation
- Crobot Technologies
workflow adjacency - Robotic Teleoperation
- AVITA
workflow adjacency - Robotic Teleoperation
- Kodama Systems
workflow adjacency - Robotic Teleoperation
Context tags
- Haptic human augmentation - Peer Group - Designs and manufactures complete high-precision human force-feedback devices, including omega, sigma and delta families.
- Haptic teleoperation - Capability - Force Dimension sources describe haptic teleoperation for robotics or robot-adjacent manipulation systems.
- Robotic teleoperation - Workflow - Force Dimension sources describe robotic teleoperation for robotics or robot-adjacent manipulation systems.
- Force feedback - Capability - Force Dimension sources describe force feedback for robotics or robot-adjacent manipulation systems.