The award-winning Touch™ X pushes haptic capabilities to the next level

For 3D modeling and design, surgical training, virtual assembly, and other procedures that require a higher degree of precision, Touch X is an easy-to-use, affordable option that pairs perfectly with Geomagic Freeform® for the perfect design interface.

Touch X haptic devices allow a user to feel 3D on-screen objects by applying force feedback on the user’s hand, and the Touch X delivers expanded, true-to-life sensations with a more fluid feel and lower friction. Its durability, affordability, and accuracy make the Touch X haptic device ideal for commercial, medical, and research applications, especially when compactness and portability matter.

Leading OEMs choose the Touch X and integrate it into their products in a number of interactive virtual environments such as surgical simulators and machine component visualization.

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  • Medical Applications

    The Touch X allows surgical interns to perform accurate virtual surgeries and learn the feel of a correct procedure before entering the clinical environment. Its compact design and accurate feel provide a true-to-life experience and field of movement.

  • Research and Development Applications

    Touch X is an integral piece in many university- and research center-based haptic applications. Touch X provides the ideal balance of affordability, flexibility, and precision that’s important to budget-conscious research projects in fields like medical rehabilitation, biomedicine, and robotics.

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Touch X Features

The award-winning Touch X haptic device provides an affordable desktop solution and is ideal for customers who are performing certain types of haptic research.

  • Portable, compact footprint and Ergonomic design
  • Compact force feedback workspace
  • 6-degrees-of-freedom positional sensing
  • 3-degrees-of-freedom force feedback
  • Automatic workspace calibration
  • Comfortable molded-rubber stylus with textured paint
  • Removable, customizable stylus
  • Two programmable stylus switches
  • Supports OpenHaptics® SDK, and Unity and Unreal Plug-ins
  • Made of metal components and injection-molded plastics
  • USB 2.0 or 3.0
Touch X Haptic Device

Technical Specifications

Device Specifications

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Metric

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Metric
Force Feedback Workspace
 ~ 17 W x 13.7 H x 6.5 D in > 431 W x 348 H x 165 D mm ~ 14 W x 9 H x 7.1 D in > 355 W x 228 H x 180 D mm
Footprint (physical area the base of the device occupies on a surface)
 ~ 6 5/8 W x 8 D in ~ 168 W x 203 D mm ~ 6 5/8 W x 7 1/4 D in ~ 168 W x 184 D mm
Weight (device only)
 3 lbs 15 oz ~1.42 kg 7 lbs 3 oz ~3.257 kg
Range of Motion
 Hand movement pivoting at wrist Hand movement pivoting at wrist
Nominal Position Resolution
 > 450 dpi ~0.055 mm > 1100 dpi ~0.023 mm
Backdrive Friction
 < 1 oz < 0.26 N < 0.23 oz < 0.06 N
Maximum Exertable Force (at nominal orthogonal arms position)
 .75 lbf 3.3 N 1.8 lbf 7.9 N
Continuous Exertable Force (24 hrs)
 > 0.2 lbf > .88 N > 0.4 lbf > 1.75 N
Stiffness
 X axis > 7.3 lbs./in
Y axis > 13.4 lbs./in
Z axis > 5.9 lbs./in		 X axis > 1.26 N/ mm
Y axis > 2.31 N/mm
Z axis > 1.02 N/mm		 X axis > 10.8 lbs./in
Y axis > 13.6 lbs./in
Z axis > 8.6 lbs./in		 X axis > 1.86 N/ mm
Y axis > 2.35 N/mm
Z axis > 1.48 N/mm
Inertia (apparent mass at tip)
 ~ 0.101 lbm ~ 45 g ~ 0.077 lbm ~ 35 g
Force Feedback
 X, Y, Z X, Y, Z
Position Sensing
 X, Y, Z (digital encoders) X, Y, Z (digital encoders)
Stylus gimbal
 Pitch, roll, yaw (± 5% linearity potentiometers) Pitch, roll, yaw (Magnetic absolute position sensor, 14-bit precision.)
Interface
 USB 2.0 / 3.0 port or USB Hub that supports USB 2.0/ 3.0.
1 KHz refresh rate		 USB 2.0 / 3.0 port or USB Hub that supports USB 2.0/ 3.0.
Up to 4 KHz refresh rate
OpenHaptics® SDK, Unreal®, Unity® compatibility
 Yes Yes

NOTE: Only use the power supply provided by 3D Systems. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. 

  • System Requirements
    Operating System 64-bit Windows 10 and 11
    Processor Intel i5 / i7, 5th Generation or greater CPU, Minimum 2.5 GHz frequency
    RAM 4 GB
    Graphics Card Minimum 256 MB VRAM (Install the latest drivers)
    Disk Space 512 MB
    Display Resolution 1280 x 800 (Minimum)
    Interface USB 2.0 / 3.0 port or USB Hub that supports USB 2.0/ 3.0.
    *Use only USB A to B cable provided by 3D Systems.
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