What Does Dataglove Mean?
A dataglove is an input device that is essentially a glove worn on the hand that contains various electronic sensors that monitor the hand’s movements and transform them into a form of input for applications such as virtual reality and robotics. Some datagloves enable tactile sensing, allowing the user to seemingly feel a virtual object and to apply fine-motion control.
Techopedia Explains Dataglove
A dataglove is used to capture physical phenomena, such as the bending of fingers, as data. It also often contains a motion tracker such as an inertial or magnetic tracking device that captures the position and rotation of the hand/glove. These movements are then interpreted by a driver or software made specifically for the glove so that the gestures can be converted into an input for a separate program such as for virtual reality, games or for controlling animatronics or other kinds of robots.
