FundamentalVR raised $20 million in funding for its mixed approach of powerful graphics, haptic feedbacks, and AI to accelerate surgery training.
After some cordial banter, it was time to get drilling and slicing. I slipped on a HP Reverb G2 VR headset and groped around for a model drill placed atop a table to my left. FundamentalVR’s platform isn’t company dependent, and can also be used with other standalone headsets like the Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. As I opened my eyes I was transported into a sterile, blue hospital room. A thick human leg laid before mehole bulging out from the patient’s thigh.
VR employees hovering beside me gave me some basic hints on how to get the surgery going. I inserted the drill into the wound and began vigorously using the drill. My ears were filled with the unsettling sound of bone being chipped down from all sides thanks to the headset’s use of spatial audio. Around halfway through working on the poor patient’s leg I was suddenly reminded of installing my last shelf. Feeling pleased with myself I set down the drill and clicked next on the system’s UI.Failing, as it turns out, is an integral component of FundamentalVR’s appeal.
edic Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of England for its orthopedic simulations. Outside of hospitals, pharmaceutical companies have begun using FundamentalVR’s tools to research and develop drugs. The most notable example here is the pharmaceutical multinational Novartis, which used FundamentalVR’s training to help bring to market a new gene therapy which can allegedly help restore eyesight in some patients.
healthcare workers might interact with. The platform was built in conjunction with medical professionals at the Mayo Clinic and the University of California Los Angeles.
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