Speeding up the virtual reality revolution with realistic & real-time animation of hand-to-object interaction

Projektinformationen

VirtualGrasp

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 829467

DOI 10.3030/829467

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 26 September 2018

Startdatum 1 November 2018

Enddatum 30 April 2021

Finanziert unter

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Gesamtkosten € 2 918 625,00

EU-Beitrag € 2 043 037,50

Koordiniert durch

GLEECHI AB
Sweden

Ziel

Gleechi was founded in 2014 by Dan Song (a PhD in biomedical engineering), Kai Hübner (a PhD in computer science & robotics) & Jakob Johansson (a successful serial entrepreneur), building up on 8+ years of advanced research at Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in enabling robots to use their manipulators more efficiently.
Gleechi develops VirtualGrasp – the first and only standard software solution that creates realistic real-time hand animation & hand-to-object interaction in virtual environments.
With predictive & adaptive machine learning algorithms that analyze the physical properties of a virtual object, decipher the most appropriate and realistic grip formation for the hand model and snap to that position, VirtualGrasp will enable immersion and presence in virtual reality not attainable by current ad-hoc methods, such as pre-animation.
The global market for virtual reality software is forecasted to reach €32.8bn by 2025 (with videogames, healthcare and manufacturing being the largest segments). Providing a crucial enabling technology for interaction with objects in virtual space, Gleechi aims to address three lucrative market segments: 3D videogames, training in manufacturing and stroke rehabilitation, and grow to €160m+ in revenues and 140+ employees by 2026.
Gleechi has been awarded Super Startup of 2015 by Veckans Affärer and is supported by several Swedish Innovation clusters, including STING, VINNOVA, KTH Innovation, EIT ICT Labs, and ALMI. Gleechi was listed as one of the hottest tech startups in Sweden 2018. In 2016 VirtualGrasp was listed as one of the 5 Swedish innovations that “could change your life”. Gleechi’s customers and partners include HTC, CEA, ABB, Intel, Karolinska Institutet and others.
In this 24-month Phase 2 project Gleechi is requesting a €2m contribution to advance its technology, productize it, trial in 3 segments and prepare for the market introduction.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › entrepreneurship
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › physiotherapy
• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › revolutions
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › neurology › stroke
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › video games

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme
• H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
• H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Thema/Themen

• EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Unterauftrag

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2

Finanzierungsplan

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Koordinator

GLEECHI AB

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 2 043 037,50
• Adresse: SVEAVAGEN 66 ; 111 34 Stockholm ; Schweden
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 2 918 625,00