First Contact Tactile Glove Pre-orders Open with 847 Taxels per Hand
adityaag · x · 2026-07-31
First Contact has opened pre-orders for its robot-focused tactile glove, priced at $3,000 per pair for the early batch. The device features 847 taxel channels per hand with a 240Hz full-array rate and ships with a Python SDK, outperforming competitors in coverage and density.
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