UDCAP, Silk-Like VR Glove for SteamVR

VR controllers only track wrists with stiff whole-hand models, while mocap gloves are bulky, expensive and wired with IMUs. Udexreal's UDCAP replaces IMUs and copper wires with in-house polymer elastic sensors: 12 foldable sensors woven into a 45g fabric glove cover 15 finger joints and 21 joint angles at 0.01-degree resolution, with algorithms that keep adapting to your hand shape. An index-finger module carries a Hall-effect joystick, AB buttons and strong haptics; via a SteamVR driver it simulates Index controllers so gestures fire triggers and grips. It works with all SteamVR games plus VRChat and is washable. Launched in August 2024, it drew 1,060 backers who pledged about HK$4.41M (~$566K), 2,263% of its HK$194,866 goal.