Magnus, the Arduino glove that will make you the king of Fortnite and Call of Duty

If you’re not very good at playing video games, or you’re good at it but want to be at the top, you might be interested in this revolutionary invention that is likely to even be banned in any competitive tournament.

And it is that researchers They have developed A new wearable device that could give your index finger superhuman speed.

It is a project born from a collaboration between teams from Sony Computer Science Laboratories, the University of Maryland, the University of Tsukuba and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

It is a force feedback system that acts faster than traditional methods that use motors or electrical muscle stimulation.

It is an exoskeleton called Magnus which is powered by Arduino and uses pairs of electromagnets or permanent magnets to actuate the fingers very quickly.

However, in testing, His invention reached its maximum force in just 11.7 msfour times faster than a conventional electrical muscle stimulation system.

Despite this speed, they say the device does not restrict natural hand movements and finger activation is painless.

This exoskeleton is made based on 3D printed parts, together with magnetic actuatorsThey have also included a heat sink to prevent overheating due to the high and fast electromagnetic pulses. All this operation is done through an Arduino Nano 33 BLE board.

Possible uses

It could be used for High speed percussion demonstrations to “simulate the execution of complex, high-velocity finger percussion sequences beyond their native capabilities, while minimizing the sensation of device intervention compared to other force feedback systems.”

Another possible use would be to enable new forms of gesture-based communication between two peoplefor example in a shooter.

However, the arrival of this type of invention on the market could cause some discomfort among players, given that it could end up giving many of them advantages in competitive games.

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