USens
{{short description|American startup company}}
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HCI technology
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uSens, Inc. is a Silicon Valley startup founded in 2014 in San Jose, California.{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Brad|title=Before augmented reality becomes the next big thing, here's what needs to happen|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/virtual-reality/augmented-reality-gesture-controls/|access-date=15 November 2017|work=Digital Trends|date=28 July 2017}} The company builds interactive computer-vision tracking solutions. The uSens team has extensive experience in artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, 3D human-computer interaction (HCI) technology{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Brad|title=Before augmented reality becomes the next big thing, here's what needs to happen|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/virtual-reality/augmented-reality-gesture-controls/|access-date=15 November 2017|work=Digital Trends|date=28 July 2017}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/860196677 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/860027426 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} and augmented reality and virtual reality. uSens has been applying computer vision and AI technologies in AR/VR, Automotive and smartphones.
uSens has its corporate headquarters in San Jose, California, with additional offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen.
History
The co-founder of uSens, Yue Fei, is a researcher{{cite news|last1=Fei|first1=Yue|title=4 technologies that will unlock AR's full potential|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/22/4-technologies-that-will-unlock-ars-full-potential|access-date=15 November 2017|work=VentureBeat|date=22 September 2017}} in the field of 3D user interfaces and virtual reality. He earned his PhD from Rice University in Space Physics.{{cite web|last1=Molina|first1=Brett|title=With 'Pokémon Go,' augmented reality is having its moment|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-augmented-reality/86950180/|website=USA Today|access-date=12 July 2016}}
uSens has developed products in the area of HCI, such as the Fingo Virtual Touch, which is sold in China. Fingo Virtual Touch uses the company's patented Fingo technology. Fingo is the hardware and software that uSens has developed to allow a user to interact with a digital interface, like a smart TV without the need to touch any surface; it can sense finger movements and hand gestures. It consists of a small sensor and a set of software algorithms that automatically “sense” and translate hand gestures into movements onscreen.{{cite web|last1=Matney|first1=Lucas|title=uSens shows off new tracking sensors that aim to deliver richer experiences for mobile VR|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/29/usens-unveils-vr-sensor-modules-with-hand-tracking-and-mobile-positional-tracking-tech-baked-in/|website=TechCrunch|date=29 August 2016 |access-date=29 August 2016}}
In March 2015, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a VR/AR hardware product, reaching its initial funding goal within a few days. In February 2017, uSens announced that it would refund all Kickstarter backers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/impressionpi/impression-mobile-vr-ar-with-gesture-position-trac/posts/1812462|title=Announcement to our Valued Impression Pi Backers|website=Kickstarter|date=20 March 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-16}}
uSens announced a $20 million Series A funding round in June 2016 led by Fosun Kinzon Capital. Additional participants included returning investor Maison Capital, as well as new investors Great Capital, Fortune Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, iResearch Capital, Chord Capital, and ARM Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator.{{cite web |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title=Usens raises $20 million for mobile AR and VR hand-and-head tracking |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/01/usens-raises-20-million-for-mobile-ar-and-vr-tracking/ |access-date=1 June 2016 |website=Venturebeat|date=June 2016 }}{{cite web |last1=Roettgers |first1=Janko |title=uSens Raises $20 Million to Make Mobile Virtual Reality Headsets Smarter |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/usens-20-million-series-a-vr-1201785891/ |access-date=1 June 2016 |website=Variety|date=June 2016 }} The company previously received a pre-Series A investment of $5.5 million co-led by IDG Ventures, Lebox Capital and Maison Capital.{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2015 |title=uSens Raises $5.5M in Pre-Series A Funding |url=https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/usens/venture-capital-funding/fytdcbxzpw |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.vcnewsdaily.com |publisher=Massinvestor |language=en}}
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