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Haptics 2017-2027: Technologies, Markets and PlayersNEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Including ERM motors, LRAs, piezoelectric ceramics and polymers, surface haptics, SMAs, electroactive polymers and contactless haptic feedback Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p04447355 This report is the most comprehensive overview of the markets, players and technologies in the haptics space. Whilst OEMs shift between ERM motors and LRAs in the mass market, many new haptics technologies have been developed and begin to find their niches. Whilst the total market climbs beyond $2.8bn by 2027, the report finds that the emerging sector will increasingly shine through, generating $500m of new revenue annually by 2027. Haptics are key technologies found as an essential feature enhancing the user experience in many very familiar products today. Whether as notification provision in a vibrating smartphone, tension building in a video game controller, or input confirmation in an industrial scanner, haptics technologies have now reached billions of electronics devices. The report finds that the haptics industry will be worth $2.8bn by 2027. The changing application landscape The most attractive market to emerge for haptics has been virtual reality. The first widespread commercially viable VR platforms hit mainstream markets in 2016, and haptic feedback is a common and essential feature in many of the handheld controllers incorporate in these systems. Not only this, but haptics is commonly touted as one of the key areas with unmet technology needs providing fuel to drive new investment for new players with new technologies to serve this future market. In this report, IDTechEx have detailed an extensive section covering haptics in VR. This has been compiled via primary research over 18 months including visiting events and companies to interview all of the key players. Via these interviews and case studies, the report describes an application and technology roadmap for haptics in VR, as well as quantitative market forecasts detailing the market size today and a scenario for its progression over the next decade. Haptics technology options However, the technology landscape is much more diverse than these incumbents. In this report, IDTechEx list all of the significant emerging haptic technologies being developed and commercialised today to enter the market in the coming decade. This includes technologies like voice coils or piezoceramics, which are not new but have not reached the mainstream like either ERM motors or LRAs. There is also a large selection of emerging technologies, each with exciting properties that could potentially help to carve out specific niches within the competitive haptics market. These include actuators based on new materials like piezoelectric polymers, other electroactive polymers (EAPs) and shape memory alloys (SMAs). It also covers surface haptics including electrostatic (ESF), ultrasonic (USV) and even microfluidic solutions. The report also discusses contactless haptics, including prominent ultrasonic options but also various other emerging techniques to provide haptic feedback at a distance. The competitive landscape The bulk of the research has been conducted through primary interviews, conducted in person on site visits or at events, or by telephone with key personnel at leading players. The report contains 22 full interview-based profiles, plus primary content from around 40 players from the haptics value chain. As the industry develops, report customers can use the 30 minutes of analyst access to get the latest updates as IDTechEx's analysts continue to cover the space, with new interviews, event visits and case studies. Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p04447355 About Reportlinker __________________________
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