How to build cheap VR Haptic Gloves to FEEL VR.

[@millionplayz7819]

This man is a legend in my eyes. The tests, the trials, everything he has gone through to make cheap gloves that allow you to FEEL in VR. That is crazy, I could never do something like this but I’m glad he is following his dream and doing it!

[@LucasVRTech]

Thank you!!!! But it's not just me, we wouldn't be nearly as far as we are without all the people who helped get this project where it is!

[@ab3rsur314]

@@LucasVRTech but only YOU have created a milestone for the Future VR Timeline!

[@matthewsibley3698]

I know I'm Lady but I wish I could buy these at a mark up

[@stevencasteelassistantgene5263]

Haven't seen a young dude do something this cool with VR since Palmer Lucky showed of his Oculus Developer Kits.

[@IberianCraftsman]

@@LucasVRTech hear me out, add the buttons like in an old Nintendo Power glove en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Glove

[@Spectron2077]

Thanks for working to make an open source haptic glove. I hope this will open up more innovation in the vr accessories space

[@e-manyvelez7430]

He's just casually innovating the vr industry in his home by giving us functional cheap vr haptics I would not be surprised if 10 20 years down the line in history books he would be mentioned as one of the people who changed the industry

[@relaxingrain8395]

What a legend

[@BeeTaster]

20 years seems like long enough for books to become unused

[@e-manyvelez7430]

@@BeeTaster lol 😆 he has an interactive exhibit in a vr museum

[@BeeTaster]

@@e-manyvelez7430 mich better 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@techstuff9198]

@@BeeTaster (Realizes the issues with that eventuality) I'm going to have to keep physical records on clay and glass panels for long term preservation...

[@Andernerd]

This is awesome! Have you considered selling kits as merch? I could imagine a lot of people would be interested in something like that so they don't have to worry so much about hunting down all the right parts.

[@sirspamalot4014]

There'd be a demand for that but then he'd spend too much time assembling and shipping kits and not enough time prototyping and testing

[@Andernerd]

@@sirspamalot4014 If he sets the price too low, yes. If he sets the price high enough to represent the value of his time, then no.

[@sirspamalot4014]

@@Andernerd Money has nothing to do with it, if he's building other peoples kits, he's not prototyping. We need him prototyping so the system gets better, more compact and more durable instead of pumping out hundreds of the same design that could be improved.

[@Lakjager]

@@Andernerd the entire point of this project is an affordable haptic glove that doesn't cost hundreds of dollars, that ruins the entire point of this

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

@@sirspamalot4014 absolutely. Also note that he's a student. Each project is a learning experience in engineering. His experience incrementally builds up so he's an even better engineer. If he's doing production and shipping he's not gonna be learning that.

[@SimonCoffman]

I've had these parts printed/ordered and sitting on my desk for a while now. I assemble them now and again, but will be great to sit down with a video to finally assemble. Thanks a bunch for this project!

[@DieKatzchen]

Mine are assembled but... I did a bad job crimping and they don't work great, the ESP32 is just sort of stuck on there, my power management is lacking, I don't have the joystick because I got Index controller sticks and the footprint won't /quite/ fit on a perfboard... etc. etc. I'm sure at least some of these issues will be solved by the tutorial.

[@MisterPizzza]

Its been 2 years. He is really really busy. But he releases a new haptic glove.

[@Karmske]

Jesus Christ dude

[@MisterPizzza]

@@Karmske sorry if I took it too far.😂

[@alexplayz2090]

It’s amazing how much this person has done for vr building affordable gloves for the vr community and that he is not only making gloves so you can FEEL vr but he is also working on temperature, squishy, and finger tracking simulation WHILE ALSO making an affordable vr treadmill!

[@TheBlueCrunchmaican]

I would like to say, you're a true innovator and the fact that you don't have at least a million subs for that simple fact alone is crazy, but thank you so so much for releasing this kind of stuff for VR enthusiasts who don't want to shell out top dollar for some haptics. I salute you and would personally donate if I had the funds (why I'm here in the first place lol) but I cannot express gratitude or appreciation enough for everything you've done, and plan to continue doing.

[@JoshGoldi-tc6tt]

I respect you so much. to be such a young engineer, building and creating something that youre pationate about thats OPEN SOURCE AND FOR THE PEOPLE is an amazing feat. thank you so much for what youre doing and much love

[@douglasboyle6544]

I got turned on to this project when you showed up on LTT and I have to say I am still just beyond impressed, it's simple yet complex, elegant yet mindblowing. I cannot wait to see prototype 5.

[@connorb776]

Man this is why I love this community. Everyone is just so creative and manages to make tech easily accessible to share to the rest of us!

[@pakuro64]

Seeing the whole progress of this project is been amazing. I mean, it started with a "essy" project, but Lucas has been coming with better and better solutions for each individual problem and big design upgrades on each version. Absolutely amazing.

[@duykien199789]

I hope this will have a more clear and full instruction this time. I can't wait to see my old parents reaction when trying this!

[@BoxBoy-kh3iy]

My grandpa freaked out playing oculus rift, these will blow there mind

[@DanBeamer]

It’s been two years either he’s making a full haptic suit or he got napped by the matrix

[@justintran-p1y]

fax

[@G0LDEN]

Valve should hire this guy for making their next VR headset being rumoured.

[@moistpretzelz5799]

Waiting to by an ended just so I can make these gloves so excited and thanks to Lucas for bringing us all an amazing and affordable solution for what’s currently an enterprise level technology

[@elliotkopitske6222]

This is the prime example of "you don't need to be big to make something big" You are epic, man!!

[@atelier4701]

currently building mine the tutorial comes great at the perfect moment. I think you are an amazing engineer, and I'm really looking forward to the treadmill.

[@Vorono4ka]

This is exactly how I imagined that I would make such gloves, even the details are the same. You are simply amazing. Thank you very much for publishing the source code.

[@quackk_kk]

Absolute king, prototype 5 looks sick! If using both haptic gloves hasn't been implemented yet seeing it in prototype 5 would be crazy!

[@ytuser4562]

I don’t have steamVR nor the equipment for it, I’m terrible at electronics, and I didn’t understand what half these words meant, but I’m still liking the video because of how cool this is

[@justgarfield9721]

Same, except I have steamvr but I just use the oculus pcvr store so it wouldn’t matter anyway

[@jacobjones5716]

I've been making a VR headset for the past 6 months and I have to say this is definitely going to be added to my arsenal of VR trinkets!

[@mrmikojo5738]

How’s the headset build going?

[@YokeyDokey]

Hi, how is it going

[@d3itchd355]

Remember when you first started man. Nice

[@fabryz]

I've always been interested in haptic feedback and always thought it would be the next leap to take on VR. you did a very good job on all your prototypes iterations! Looking forward to your next improvements

[@MekaniQ]

Thank you, bro! Thank you for taking the time for doing all of this! I'm looking forward to you your projects!

[@Wolfimann22]

These are insane you should sell these, they would bring vr to the next level

[@bigbeangames6297]

Thank you for consistently making updated tutorials! I've seen so many groups of people completely ignore the fact that their official tutorials haven't been updated to their current product. Wish you the best!

[@sylvia5925]

​so excited!! i have all the parts and have started, but got stuck so im glad to have the tutorial :DD

[@Lucky-Bo]

Man, this is just wow. I admire what you're doing. Now I clearly understand why I want to get myself a 3D printer.

[@curry_eo162]

I hope he is okay, its 2 Years since the last video

[@DiamondDepthYT]

He's doing fine. From what I understand, he went to MIT!

[@MegaTheDarkdemon]

You are the GOAT!!! This is amazing. You are single-handedly putting big corporations to shame. that is insane. Keep it up! Hopefully MARK V is coming soon

[@dannyfranco199]

Prototype V = MASSIVE HYPE! The concept alone is enough to allow a clear picture of how efficient these are going to look and feel compared to type IV. Ordering everything for type 4 and building type 5 the moment you upload the files

[@fabiocoelho8373]

dude ! you're a legend. Perfect background music choice btw.

[@b_l_a_c_k-l_i_t_e]

Lucas, tech startup, make it a business. This is the future of vr. People need cheap tracking and Cheap gloves. Make it happen. Keep up the good work.

[@hampt3r]

For the quest 2 controllers, if you don't want the strap hanging down you can take off the battery cover and pull out the strap from there.

[@rookiepaw7305]

I wonder if arm muscle tension is a possibility here. Like, imagine there being real tension not only when gripping a lever, but also tension/resistance when pushing/pulling a lever.

[@inventiveowl395]

Anything is possible. But you're talking haptic suit. Not just gloves.

[@rookiepaw7305]

@@inventiveowl395 Maybe it could be an addon that reaches from the fingers to the shoulder point.

[@awesomestuff9715]

@@rookiepaw7305 probably will come after the haptic gloves is finished; no sense in making another prototype with that prototype still being made, with great progress

[@tubesockromance]

Strap a TENS unit to your muscles in your hand.

[@LSToanJourney]

I possess a strong enthusiasm for VR technology due to its promising potential in the foreseeable future, likely within the next 10 to 15 years. Next year, I'll be starting as a freshman in Software Development, which marks the beginning of my ability to independently purchase and test various VR-related products and technologies. So yeah, your gloves idea are something I had in mind when deciding on this major. Not the main factor but an example for my future in college.

[@titchc3657]

Amazing work

[@newcruiser]

Man you are a f genius. Hope your gloves get to the mainstream soon and you get support. This is what VR is lacking for sure. I love your dedication and your passion for what you are doing. Been 2 years. What happened ?.

[@Altaranalt]

It's been years. Have there been any improvements made since then?

[@townsendatomics]

This is great. If you’re curious about full force read backs on fabric as it stretches over time there’s a stretchy lined neoprene you can get online that can be made into digital gloves over your fingers. As they shear and stretch you will get different voltages running through them and can make a much lighter weight version. It compacts a bunch of the input hardware into the fabric as it naturally makes resistive ranges over motions. Machine learning can then be taught to track them and get synced feedback. Love your work.

[@BigBoyDuckie]

This is already really cool but prototype 5 looks extremely exciting. Love the 3dprinted spring and gear solution, hall effect sensors are also really cool and way more reliable in my experience. Wanted to make this but prototype 5 is too exciting.

[@mrCetus]

I can really tell how much effort you are putting into creating and editing these videos. Just know it isn't going unnoticed!

[@ikichullo]

I hope this kid gets rich

[@BAXEN]

And when he does, people will call him an evil capitalist 🙃

[@0kph303]

Same bro

[@dkoykoala1488]

He can cry in his private yet.

[@landon4364]

you should sell kits with all the 3d printed pieces on a website for people who don't have a 3d printer

[@Cian-_-]

Hey! How's Version 5 coming along? Really cool project, would be interested to see how it's evolved in the past year and a half

[@muneeral-shukaili5070]

Im subscribing to your channel because you gonna be the next Hacksmith big channel soon. Keep it up ⬆️

[@xTrivago911x]

I think this looks great and I'm really looking forward to see how this evolves even further over time. Though, I still need to get a VR headset and a PC capable of running any games at all. Regardless, I'm really liking this idea of force feedback gloves for VR.

[@dawne2780]

Yooo 17 minutes is so short for something like this! Awesome, that makes this project feel so approachable. You’re single handedly knocking out half of the barriers to entry for the whole world to get into VR

[@jollthebro]

Dude got silenced by the vr companies 😂😂

[@Sterben1031]

These are sick. Just as a side note, and not to sound snooty, but WD40 isn't a lubricant. It can work as one in a pinch, but it's really just fish oil in a solvent. You might find something like white or red lithium grease works better in this application. Regardless, great work man!

[@BassBoostedDuck]

hey dude, whens the next video coming out?

[@Cavi587]

This is impressive. I'm a CS student who loves to dabble with microcontrollers and electronics, but I'm nowhere near the level to just come up with such things. But I know enough to appreciate what you've done. Can't wait to see future versions!

[@kylewilhite4162]

It's not that he is of high level CS... he just started small and added little by little. Anyone can do these things. They just need somewhere to start!

[@Cavi587]

@@kylewilhite4162 Yeah, of course. I wasn't really reffering to the knowledge itself - you basically can find any information you need on the internet or by reading some books. What I meant is that he had the determination to dabble with these concepts and perfect them until they worked together to make this thing operational. Personally I just don't have such motivation. I get burned out quickly, especially after a few failures along the way. This is what separates great people from average people. The ability not to give up and the determination to make the best possible thing they can.

[@kylewilhite4162]

@@Cavi587 that's fair. It's not even motivation still. Sometimes it's just mindlessly continuing until something motivates you again. It's how I've been doing school and now I'm a junior in college at 17

[@crazzii_YT]

I wonder does it work on pico 4 or does he still need to add it

[@S7Cameron]

I wish i had a 3d printer and the patients to make these. They look amazing! Its also amazing how much time and effort you have put into these gloves and its truly appreciated by the community!

[@endizza]

Where did this guy vanish too? I was so invested and he just suddenly quit?

[@jeremykip6441]

Same bro

[@andresacosta5318]

wow the fit and finish of this project has improved tremendously. applause all around

[@AndrewMartins-lc4dq]

does anyone know the release date for v5 its been a year

[@skiez7430]

There is no release date

[@Blorkus]

It's been a while since I've come across a 10+ minute video that I've watched all the way through and been genuinely impressed at every aspect of. The production is great, the instructions are great, and the gloves look incredible! Hopefully I can build myself a pair sooner rather than later. Nice work.

[@kostasklivecka4853]

its 2024 now do i still wait for a new video or just make this

[@0xC47P1C3]

Wow that’s really freaky. As soon as I buy all the supplies and equipment to finally do this project you release this video! Thank you!!

[@Theboyfromjupiter]

It's been a year Lucas

[@pepegrillox249]

We need to spread this man's channel all over the world man, someone sponsor this guy ! Really appreciate the amount of time and effort you put into developing these gloves.

[@michaelwright6304]

Hi Lucas. I would like to propose how your cool invention could be used to help people with disabilities. I am a teacher. I was talking today with a lady who has an animatronic prosthetic hand. It is connected via bluetooth and you program it to be able to perform various set actions eg pinch, grab, tripod pinch etc. She then flexes a muscle in her forearm and a sensor detects it and grips, pinches etc. I thought what a great idea it would be to use a glove like this on her good hand to "program" or "teach" the animatronic hand various new gestures, and her animatronic hand would mirror her gloved hand. This sounds possible doesn't it? You can currently "teach" it new gestures / actions through the app, but it is a complex process and a lot of guesswork, but having a glove on the other hand to teach it seems like the perfect solution. Is this something you would be interested in pursuing with your invention - using it as an interface to "teach" prosthetics new actions? If so, please contact me and I can put you in touch with her and the developer of the app that goes with the animatronic prosthetic hand. Thanks. Keep up the good work by the way.

[@Mantle_King]

It’s been a long time since he’s posted, I hope his next videos that are planned get made🫡

[@thekris9376]

Been following you since you first posted about the gloves on TikTok. It’s amazing how far it’s come!

[@Harddiskfail]

its been 84 years where is version 5?

[@DrEckig]

Your technical skills are off the charts, just as your like/dislike ratio on this video. Simply amazing!

[@sillygoose617]

sombody should sell a kit of all the this stuff

[@Super_Hex]

Sick job. You probably hear this a lot anyway, but I genuinely feel that you and your friends have been doing amazing work to drive all of this forward. Thanks for that.

[@ge2719]

wd40 isnt a lubricant, its a rust inhibiting solvent, that will even remove any actual lubricant in a part, so it will clean something like a potentiometer at first, but it wont act as a lubricant. you need ptfe or some form of actual lubricant oil to get actual long term lubrication in a moving part.

[@LucasVRTech]

My first proto 4 is a year old at this point and still rotates smoothly, so maybe dissolving the original lube that comes on the pots is the important part

[@thanos879]

Good catch. I didn't even think about that. Hopefully he sees this chooses a different lubricant

[@ge2719]

@@LucasVRTech i'd imagine theres probably no lubricant in those pots as standard. some pots have a thick lubricant behind the pcb where the back end of the rotating shaft meets the case. but most of the time pots don't need to be that wear resistant or ultra smooth feeling. the part that will wear out is the carbon layer on the pcb, no real way to prevent that. but for this application some fluid in there might help. wd-40 being a solvent is also bad for any plastic parts that might be in the pots, but i'd imagine even if they become brittle the pot will still work for a long time without issue. Just be better to use something made for the job. chain oil, 3in1 oil, sewing machine oil, or one people might have to hand, baby oil. Just dont use food oil, they'll go rancid.

Thank you for your hard work and passion! Your efforts allow a lot of us to experience the more luxury side of VR without the bonkers price tags! :) I just ordered an XR Elite and absolutely look forward to having a go at this project once it's here!

[@Lord-Of-Bread]

I can wait to see more of prototype 5. It looks like its going to ve much slimmer without the string coils

[@undeada-man1920]

Bro you're awesome. I've kind of followed your project for a while and man you've come so far to make something amazing!

[@TheThehwashere]

2 years with no update, big oof

[@alextheferret5674]

He's a kid, probably school and maybe even college

[@TangerineJuice.]

It should still work

[@Risky_roamer1]

Hope there's a update eventually, this seems promising and he seems like a smart lad

[@g_weather-bouffe-du-sable]

Yea thats make me sad

[@Lameless]

Fell off. No way

[@bananaplanes4966]

This is probably the coolest VR project I've seen so far

[@QuiverVr]

its been a year, any updates?

[@LhunVideo]

This is AMAZING! The apps and the driver on steam are so next level!

[@FeuerDrache0702]

Any updates on this?

[@evankale73]

One of the coolest vr related things happening right now. So glad to see this accessible to us consumers. Can't wait to make mine as soon as I have a more capable pc

[@Rocket_Timer]

If only I had a 3d printer

[@RetroPlus]

Absolutely nuts, the level of ingenuity here is insane

[@swapniljoglekar5768]

Hey chat, has anyone tried building this? Coz I'm about to try and just wanna know how difficult it is

[@perfumegaming]

I built mine and they work it took me about a month and a half because of school and stuff

[@Captain.Mystic]

Im glad im not the only one who wanted to make haptic gloves in this way. I just straight up didnt have enough of the experience or money for a vr headset(or 3d printer) to even consider messing around with the index API.

[@fa-ajn9881]

Hope he’s okay haven’t uploaded in a year now.

[@dodowhisperer2114]

I think the big time corps got him so they wouldn't have to compete with 60 dollar gloves when they want to charge 500 for their own gloves

[@Fox_Gaming208]

My mind is blown every video release. I have everything needed to build it allready but V5 looks super good! These designs are so amazing that its hard to wait. xD You are doing a great job!

[@bluetoad07]

Can they gain sentience and break your fingers?

[@SausageInForest]

No😂

[@BasMeek]

You might not know it but you may have just saved the entire VR community like millions of dollars by setting the standard so outstandingly cheap for such a mind-blowing product. Now, competing big companies can't choose their prices.

[@hypercalmeqc7863]

Still waiting patiently

[@Corruptedpuppy]

Us all brother

[@Fox_Gaming208]

Lucas. Can i try to create a haptic glove with my own design using your code? I dont want to ruin anything for you becuse your an absolute legend with everything you've gone trough and all the testing you've done. I will not claim this as my own idea becuse your the REAL hero here to me and the world. No matter what happens, i hope you're having the best time you could ever dream of and that it continues. Have a good day!

[@Iceecea]

He says completely open source, so as long as you don't try to sell it off as your own, he has no problem

[@SethMattsonA]

if only he didnt stop out of no where

[@NathanLewisVideos]

dude i dont even own a vr headset but i love watching all the way through these videos, keep it up

[@ZeFirestarter]

What happened to this project?

[@spaceecks1793]

This guy had an idea and actually did it. Imagine the world we would be living in if everybody did this.

[@Natcho163]

guys i dont think prototyp 5 is coming

[@alexanderbayer8179]

Yeahh its been a while ,just let him cook, he doing all this work unpaid in his free time

[@Alex-iu6bp]

he dropped the beta a while ago on the discord server

[@jasonvazquez6209]

nahh hes cookin

[@neontd]

Lucas. I simply can't remember how long i've been waiting for this tutorial. Hopefully I can get to building this sooner or later

[@Catssstye]

combine it with slime Trackers then combined the other data of tracking data of slime trackers then you don't need a vive trackers And i know noone is going see this comment at all And sorry being dip de downer and plus then you don't get confused which tracker you have for your finger tracking

[@justintran-p1y]

hey I have an idea to go with that . On the end of the type five glove he could add weak magnets to retract the cog strip when your hand relaxes

[@Catssstye]

@@justintran-p1y i think that's good idea but i don't know what

[@fumikato]

was made to feel something you will never get to feel, that is doing sussy thing without getting into trouble, truly a power

[@moseschong33]

if someone can make this for me i'd pay them 3 to 4 times as much along with shipping

[@BigfootandMore]

Same

[@omegacatscripter]

so 240?

[@moseschong33]

@omegacatscripter ye

[@omegacatscripter]

@@moseschong33 country?

[@iminfinite8]

you are super cool for doing this