Delft-based SenseGlove has won first place in the 17th KVK Innovation Top 100. The company developed a glove, a 'robot hand'. This makes it possible to touch, feel and manipulate a virtual object as if it were a real one.
SenseGlove measures exactly every movement of every joint in the hand. This makes it possible to simulate a highly detailed virtual hand. With this innovation, SenseGlove may call itself the most innovative SME company in the Netherlands for a year. KVK publishes an annual ranking of 100 concrete innovations by SMEs.
Robotic hand
glove, it makes it possible to feel the shape, density and texture of virtual objects. In doing so, SenseGlove precisely measures every movement of every joint in the hand. This enables highly detailed simulation. The moment the user grasps a virtual object, the glove will brake the fingers, making it feel as if the virtual object is being grasped.
Digital reality
By adding touch to digital reality, SenseGlove enables natural interactions in spatial computing. This results in a new digital reality. It is accessible to any professional. This makes it a great vr training solution for various sectors. Think, for example, of training assembly workers, maintenance workers or wind turbine builders.
Lifelike interactions
Realistic interactions are now possible in virtual reality training programmes. This enables SenseGlove to help companies train their staff more effectively and ensure a safe working environment for employees. Examples include training in handling hazardous materials, carrying out complex tasks involving multiple tools and objects, or learning to design and test physical prototypes. SenseGlove now serves more than 150 clients, including Volkswagen, the European Space Agency and the Dutch Armed Forces.
Circularity is key
Amsterdam-based Seenons has taken second place in the Innovation Top 100. Seenons helps companies make their waste circular in five steps. Companies can register a waste stream in the Seenons app and choose a time for it to be collected. Seenons finds the most suitable carrier and the most efficient route to collect the waste. The carrier takes it to a local waste processor, which uses it as a raw material for new materials or products. Pieter Pot is number three in the Top 100. It is the very first online packaging-free supermarket to deliver groceries nationwide in circular jars.
Provinces
Noord-Holland is best represented with 26 companies, followed by Noord-Brabant with 21 companies and Utrecht and Zuid-Holland, both with 14 companies. After the health sector (14 innovations), a large share of innovations came from the ICT sector (13) and the creative industry (also 13). More than half of the companies in the list employ up to 10 people. There are 25 startups. All innovations were judged on originality, impact for society and obtainability. No cash prize is attached to the KVK Innovation Top 100.
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