Fluid Reality Timeline

Events

• 2025-07-15 - Award - Fluid Reality wins NSF SBIR award for robotic touch haptics - NSF award 2507634 is listed at $304,991. Project covers compact haptic actuators using electroosmotic pumps. The award is distinct from the existing CMU research-publication event for Fluid Reality haptic gloves. - source: seedfund.nsf.gov
• 2024-04-04 - Research Publication - CMU publishes Fluid Reality haptic glove work - The glove uses electroosmotic pumps to actuate 32 pressure pixels on each finger pad. The system fits battery and Wi-Fi equipment on the hand and wrist. CMU said Fluid Reality had spun out into a startup focused on fingertip actuators. - source: hcii.cmu.edu