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Meta
Stories selected from published Meta patents, using drawings as a way to see ideas beyond the products that eventually reached the public.
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Companies · Meta
When the Body Becomes the Interface: 10 Meta Patents
A VR headset that reconstructs your face for people outside, virtual objects you can feel, an EMG wristband, ultrasound face tracking, predicted avatar legs, physical keyboard tracking and electrodes in the ear. Ten Meta patents that turn the body and the physical world into the computer interface.
Things · Wearables
Adding to the Human Body: 10 Patents for Extra Limbs, Senses and Support
A chair you wear on your legs, extra arms on your back, a sixth finger, ultrasound-evoked body sensations, self-lacing shoes, haptic gloves, smart contact lenses, skin-mounted chemical sensors and a wearable airbag. Ten public patents that try to redraw the boundary of the human body.