The NanoPhysics group at the University of Bristol led by Prof. Mervyn Miles were supplied with two Cyberglove and Cyberforce arm systems from Inition. Inition advised on, and installed this advanced setup for the University to put them at the forefront of the emerging field of nanomanipulation with force feedback.

The University of Bristol have created a haptics system that allows a user to feel the forces exerted by microscopic/nanoscopic objects as they interact with them. Using their dynamic holographic assembler (DHA) they could use microspheres to squeeze a biological cell and, by mapping the resulting force changes to larger numbers, enable a user to feel the cell deform as they apply pressure to it.

The haptic element needed to be accomplished using a form of force feedback glove, with accurate 3D positioning and force mapping. The wireless CyberGlove II with CyberGrasp and CyberForce Arm is the system Inition recommended, sold, and installed for the University of Bristol. Inition also trained the University of Bristol in the use of CyberForce Arm which is a force feedback armature that conveys realistic grounded forces to the hand.

Manipulation and Feedback of Molecules

Inition believes this is a world first. The manipulation of molecules and atoms is the extension of predictions by visionaries Eric Drexler and Ralph Merkle, where manipulation of atoms leads to production of materials with diamond like strength. Neal Stephenson's book, The Diamond Age,  popularized the engineering of materials in this way.