Meta (company)

Facebook renamed itself as Meta in 2021, in order to refocus its business on building the platform underpinning a new 'metaverse' virtual environment

Virtual Reality

Facebook-Meta working on lightweight gloves for tactile realism in VR

Last month, social media giant Facebook rebranded as Meta and revealed its vision for the future of online interaction. Much of the news so far has focused on what users will see, but the company is also working on bringing touch to the Metaverse.
Materials

Facebook/Meta and Carnegie Mellon team up to develop electronic skin

Facebook recently rebranded as Meta, with an eye toward the development of VR/AR tech. In one of its first projects since the announcement, it's collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University on the development of a touch-sensitive electronic skin.
Virtual Reality

Facebook rebrands as Meta, attempting to shape the future of the Web

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is rebranding itself as Meta as it focuses its energy on its next great gamble: creating the backbone of an immersive VR/AR "Metaverse" it sees as the next evolution of the Web.