SensAble Technologies
15 Constitution Way
Woburn, MA 01801
T: 781-937-8315
F: 781-937-8325
info@sensable.com
Woburn, MA, February 18, 2004 - SensAble Technologies, Inc., announced today the immediate availability of the GHOST® SDK v4.0 - Linux Update Feb-04. This new update works with SensAble's PHANTOM® Premium and PHANTOM® Desktop™ haptic devices and provides support for Red Hat® Linux® 9, Red Hat® Fedora™ Core 1, and SUSE LINUX 9.0. The expanded platform support enables more Linux developers to create haptically enabled applications.
"We're seeing growing interest in the Linux platform within the haptic community", said Bob Steingart, Vice President of Marketing, "and in response to that interest, we want to provide our customers with a current software tool kit for Linux and a range of haptic devices that are ideal for research and commercial applications. A significant benefit of the new update is that it provides compatibility with new applications and libraries compiled with the GCC 3.x compilers.
The GHOST® SDK (General Haptic Open Software Toolkit) is a powerful, C++ software tool kit that eases the task of developing touch-enabled applications. The GHOST SDK works as the "physics of touch" engine, which takes care of the complex computations and allows developers to deal with simple, high-level objects and physical properties like location, mass, friction, and stiffness. Developers can use GHOST's libraries of 3D prismatic objects, polygonal objects, and touch effects to add a convincingly physical dimension to a variety of applications including medical simulation, virtual training, geophysics, robotics, teleoperations, assembly path planning, molecular modeling, and nano-manipulation. At the same time, GHOST's flexible, extensible architecture makes it a powerful platform for haptics researchers and other developers who need to add new shapes and dynamics, as well as implement lower-level, direct-force effects.
The GHOST SDK v4.0 - Linux Update Feb-04 is currently available for Red Hat Linux 9, Red Hat Fedora Core 1, and SUSE LINUX 9.0. SensAble's SDK for Linux customers who are on maintenance, will automatically receive this update. The GHOST SDK is also available for Windows® XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT. For more information or to purchase the GHOST SDK, please contact info@sensable.com or +1-781-937-8315 or visit us online at: www.sensable.com.
About SensAble Technologies
SensAble Technologies is a leading provider of 3D touch-enabled digital solutions for product design, digital content creation and fine arts, commercial software development, and academic and commercial research. At the core of SensAble products is the PHANTOM line of haptic devices, which makes it possible for users to touch and manipulate virtual objects. SensAble offers the FreeForm systems for product design, the ClayTools systems for digital content creation and fine arts, and the broadest range of haptic devices and toolkits for haptic application development. SensAble maintains headquarters in the United States and a sales office in Japan. SensAble products are available through direct and reseller channels. Product and corporate information: www.sensable.com.
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SensAble Technologies, Inc., 15 Constitution Way, Woburn, MA 01801. Tel: +1-781-937-8315, Fax: +1-781-937-8325, Web: www.sensable.com, Email: info@sensable.com.
