Leap Motion

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Leap Motion original logo
A Leap Motion Controller
Original intended use of a leap motion controller: in front of a computer at a desk
Leap Motion's Project North Star headset prototype

Leap Motion was a software company that made 3D tracking controllers. It became absorbed into UltraLeap. It is the company that made the Leap Motion Controller, which is a USB hand tracking camera.

The Leap Motion Controller was advertised to enable the user to control a computer in three dimensions with natural hand and finger movements.[1]

The Leap Motion Controller was originally just called the Leap.[2]

Leap Motion software is available to work with some versions of the Unity Engine.[3][4]

Leap Motion's hand tracking software is closed source. It runs on Windows, and does not run on Linux.

Leap Motion was founded by David Holz.[5]

Leap Motion founded the Project North Star AR headset project.[6]

Leap Motion planned an app store called the Airspace Store.[5]

Product integrations[edit]

SpaceX wrote code to integrate the Leap Motion Controller into Siemens NX.[7]

Leap Motion can be integrated with SolidWorks.[8][9]

History[edit]

The original inspiration behind the Leap device came from the founders' frustration with 3D modeling— something that took 10 seconds in real life that takes 30 minutes with a computer mouse and keyboard.[10]

Leap Motion received funding from Sean O'Sullivan's investment company.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "- YouTube". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6KuiuteIA.
  2. ↑ "Leap Motion". https://web.archive.org/web/20120529154747if_/http://www.leapmotion.com/.
  3. ↑ "- YouTube". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KeZxfPh8TE.
  4. ↑ "Ultraleap in Unity". https://docs.ultraleap.com/xr-and-tabletop/xr/unity/index.html.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Foster, Tom (2013-07-22). "Will These Guys Kill The Computer Interface As We Know It?". https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-07/will-these-guys-kill-computer-interface-we-know-it/.
  6. ↑ "Project North Star". 2023-06-17. https://docs.projectnorthstar.org/project-north-star.
  7. ↑ "- YouTube". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNqs_S-zEBY.
  8. ↑ "- YouTube". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdVnijwwBXA.
  9. ↑ "- YouTube". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwZT3bdaCQ0.
  10. ↑ "Leap Motion". 2012-09-02. https://leapmotion.com/about.
  11. ↑ "Sean O'Sullivan (SOS Ventures) at Startup Grind Ireland (22:30)". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6p2IRVVNk.
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