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Melt Interface Technologies has signed a business partnership agreement with Murata Manufacturing to accelerate the development of new input interfaces for the AI era. The collaboration will combine Melt Interface Technologies’ expertise and product development capabilities in input interfaces with Murata’s sensing, communication and manufacturing technologies.
As the first initiative under the partnership, the companies will showcase ContactGlove3 Pro, a hand-tracking glove developed by Melt Interface Technologies using Murata’s technology. The product will be exhibited at Murata’s booth during CEATEC 2026, scheduled to take place at Makuhari Messe from October 13 to 16, 2026.
Input methods have evolved from traditional PC keyboards and mice to smartphone touch interfaces. With advances in AI, the range of information that can be captured and used as digital data is also expanding to include voice, hand movements and tactile information.
The companies see these capabilities as particularly relevant to physical AI, where AI systems recognize information from the real world and act through robots or machines. Accurately capturing and converting human movements and skills into data can support AI training and control, increasing the importance of human-computer interaction technologies.
Melt Interface Technologies develops interfaces connecting people and technology, including the ContactGlove3 series, which uses electromagnetic fields to estimate the position and posture of fingers with high accuracy. Murata, meanwhile, provides technologies spanning sensors, communication devices and compact electronic components, along with manufacturing capabilities covering miniaturization, performance improvements, mass production and quality control.
The partnership is already being applied to the companies’ hand-tracking efforts. ContactGlove3 products incorporate Murata’s proprietary compact, high-sensitivity three-axis LF antenna technology. According to the companies, this contributes to stable position and posture estimation as well as reduced power consumption and device size.
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The hand-tracking glove can capture finger movements as high-precision digital data. Potential applications described by the companies include VR, AI training data, robot control inputs, robot learning and remote operation, as well as the collection of skilled-work data in manufacturing environments.
Beyond hand tracking, the companies are also collaborating in other areas, including the development of “mask voice clip,” a voice-input interface that uses Murata’s piezoelectric technology. They plan to strengthen their cooperation and explore additional business opportunities for new input interfaces in the AI era.
Melt Interface Technologies was established in March 2021 and develops and manufactures XR-related equipment and solutions for improving manufacturing processes. Murata Manufacturing develops, produces and sells electronic devices based on functional ceramics.
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