About us

Actronika brings back real, multi-sensory experiences in today’s digital world. We push the boundaries of traditional haptics with high-definition feedback that delivers hundreds of life-like sensations, transforming virtual interactions into something truly immersive.

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What is haptics?

Haptics is the science of touch-based interaction, recreating tactile sensations through vibrations and other forces. This technology enables users to "feel" digital interactions, adding depth and realism to virtual environments. It adds a new level of immersion and realism to everything from gaming and training to everyday tech use. It bridges the gap between physical and virtual worlds, making digital experiences more engaging and intuitive.

But haptics goes far beyond basic vibrations. Advanced haptics, like high-definition technology, create detailed, lifelike sensations. In virtual reality (VR), for instance, you can feel the vibrations when piloting a helicopter, the flow of water, or even the recoil of a gun, making the virtual world feel almost as real as the physical one.

Actronika

Our team

Gilles Meyer
CEO
Rafal Pijewski
CTO
Damien Faux
R&D Director
Hugo Bouchard
Embedded Systems Manager
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Amina Bouiken
Office Manager
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Isabel Trejos
Communications Manager
Sylvain Gaulthier
Embedded Systems Engineer
Xavier de Tinguy
Software Developer
Víctor Mercado
UX Developer
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Gauthier Gendreau
Software Developer
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Pet Manager
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Bark Manager
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Team

Wearable Sound: Integrative Design for Hearing and Feeling Vibrations presented by Dr. Claire Richards, researcher at Actronika.

Events

Skinetic: la veste haptique qui sort Ready Player One de la science-fiction!

Actronika propose de vivre la plus immersive des expériences de réalité virtuelle aux visiteurs du salon Virtuality.
Team

World Haptics 2023: Actronika’s PhD Students unveil the research work around audio to haptics and reproducing realistic tactile sensations.

The 10th edition of IEEE World Haptics took place in Delft, Netherlands, last week, captivating the haptics community.
News

La start-up Actronika lauréate du concours d’innovation de l’Etat “i-Nov”

Actronika, la société spécialiste de la science du toucher a été récompensé lors de la cérémonie l’Etat “i-Nov”
Partnerships

Actronika and Interhaptics collaborate to achieve the ultimate multi-channel HD Haptic Prototyping

Interhaptics and Actronika embark 2022 with a partnership by integrating Actronika’s HSD-Mk1 with Interhaptics.
Events

IFA Berlin 2023: Actronika's haptic technology redefines Immersive experiences

Actronika will present its haptic technology and product, the Skinetic vest at IFA 2023.
Partnerships

Novares closes the deal to acquire a minority stake in the start-up Actronika to invent new user experience for the car of the future

The Novares Venture Capital Fund invests in Actronika to create new user experiences and add to Novares Group innovative solutions for cars.
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Presence - Horizon: The European project that brings hyperrealistic digital interactions a reality through immersive technologies.

Actronika is one of the members bringing to life the new project funded by the European Commission: PRESENCE.
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Multi-contact haptics: the innovation that allows you to feel different sensations simultaneously on the same surface

Discover multi-contact haptics!
Partnerships

PH-CODING: Haptics become richer through next generation ultra-intuitive user interfaces

Actronika is participating in PH-CODING project that aims at founding the next generation ultra-intuitive user interfaces.
Partnerships

Revivez la remise de la Palme d'Or des Nouvelles Technologies 2022 avec un Diplôme de Mérite et de Prestige National à Actronika

Actronika, la société spécialiste de l’haptique est devenue la première start-up à se voir décerner la prestigieuse Palme d’Or

Revolutionizing Military Training: How Actronika's Haptic Technology Enhances Immersion and Performance

The professionals of the Special Operations forces will discover Actronika's high-definition haptics.
News

Skinetic Creator's Edition Update 0.1

Skinetic Creator's Edition Update 0.1
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Relive the reception ceremony of Actronika co-founder Vincent Hayward at the French Academy of Sciences

The official reception ceremony for new members of the French Academy of Sciences took place on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
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Skinetic Creator's Edition Update 0.2

Skinetic Creator's Edition Update 0.2
Products

Skinetic: the haptic vest that brings Ready Player One out of science fiction!

Actronika is offering the most immersive virtual reality experience to visitors at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2022.
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Three of Actronika’s projects caught the attention of the European Commission’s Innovation Radar

Three of Actronika’s projects funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020 have been analysed by the Commission’s Innovation Radar.
Customer Stories

Stay at the Top of Mind Through Touch: Conquering Customer Hearts with Multisensory Experiences

The luxury industry is synonymous with exclusivity, quality, and unparalleled experiences.
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Actronika joins the LVMH accelerator program "La Maison des Startups" for its haptic technology potential in luxury and retail industries

Actronika joined "La Maison des Startups", an accelerator program for reinventing the customer experience of tomorrow.
Events

Actronika receives the "Palme d'Or" in the field of new technologies 2022 with a French National Diploma of Merit and Prestige

Actronika becomes the first start-up to be awarded the "Palme d'Or" in the field of new technologies by the “Comité de France”.
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Actronika: Honoring Vincent Hayward's Vision and Advancing the Field of Haptics

On May 10th, the world lost Vincent Hayward, a member of the French Academy of Sciences and co-founder of Actronika
Events

Actronika launches its own haptic jacket: real-life sensations, for unique virtual experiences

Actronika showed its own haptic jacket capable of reproducing realistic sensations for virtual reality experiences during the Las Vegas CES.
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Actronika allows you to touch virtual worlds at VivaTech 2022

Actronika at VivaTechnology 2022

Testez la veste haptique Skinetic d’Actronika à l’Immersive Learning Lab le 19 avril 2022 à Paris!

Actronika présentera sa veste haptique Skinetic à l’Immersive Learning Lab à Paris le 19 avril 2022 à Paris entre 18h et 20h.
Events

Touching the Digital Realm: Actronika's Skinetic Haptic Vest Brings Over 200 Virtual Sensations to Life at Laval Virtual

Actronika, the French company, will be presenting the haptic vest Skinetic at the 26th edition of Laval Virtual.
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TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 list is out now, and the Skinetic vest is part of it!

TIME revealed its annual list of the Best Inventions, and we are honored to announce that Skinetic is recognized in the Metaverse category.
Products

Unitouch Studio: a game changer in haptic design

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Unitouch Studio 1.5.0: Pattern Library & Sample Export

Discover the new Unitouch Studio version 1.5.0!
Team

A World of Touch Illusions

Our co-founder Vincent Hayward was presenting at the UBC Department of Computer Science's Distinguished Lecture Series, November 21, 2013.
Events

VivaTech 2023: Actronika Showcases Cutting-Edge Haptic Technology for Revolutionary Virtual Sports Experiences

Vivatech is an event that brings together tech leaders and major corporations responding to the world's biggest challenges.
Events

Vivatech 2023: Actronika’s CEO Gilles Meyer one of the few startupers invited to dive into a conversation with President Macron

Actronika was one of the few startups chosen to dive into a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Team

Vincent Hayward, co-founder of Actronika, elected to the French Academy of Sciences

Vincent Hayward, co-founder of Actronika, has been invited to join the French Academy of Sciences for his pioneering work in haptics.
Team

WEBINAR - From Haptic Science to Haptic Technology

Vincent Hayward, co-founder of Actronika, will present a webinar about haptics.
News

What’s under the hood of the DualSense?

We decided to do a deep-dive analysis of the DualSense controller haptics within the Playstation 5 ecosystem.

Actronika partenered with LS GROUP to develop a simulator with haptic feedback to better train the industrial painters

Actronika’s haptic technology: a game changer for user experiences at IFA 2022

Enhancing the immersion of your experiences with haptic technology at IAAPA

Major Update: Unitouch Studio 1.4.0, SDK 1.4.0, and Plugins 1.3.0

Update: Unitouch Studio 1.3.0, SDK 1.3.0 and Plugins 1.2.0

Mechanics of fingerprint impact on tactile and gripping function

Our co-founder Vincent Hayward speaks about how the mechanics of the fingertip impact the tactile and gripping function of the hand.

Update: Unitouch now compatible with the prototyping device HSD mk.II

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