Simulator

In order to train their students, medical schools often get actors to present symptoms of certain conditions. Offering what is claimed to be a more consistent alternative, the HAL S5301 robot is designed to simulate a brain-injured patient.

​It was just last year that we heard about the Fundamental Surgery simulator, which utilizes dual haptic feedback arms to provide the "feel" of performing various surgical procedures. The system has now been taken a step further, with the demonstrated integration of whole-hand VR gloves.

Chris Ferguson, commander of the STS-135 Atlantis mission in 2011, went on a virtual flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in a ground-based simulator as part of NASA’s testing requirements for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft.

MIT has developed a computer program that assesses its user's conversational skills.

The Austrian Space Forum (OEWF) has sent a simulated manned mission to Mars with Morocco standing in for the Red Planet.

Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has built a new robotic simulation center in which students can hone their skills on robotic dogs and cats.

"Desperate Debra" is a caesarean section simulator that trains surgeons to deal with potentially life-threatening cases of fetal head impaction.

The FBI, United States Army, and other US agencies are licensing Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 to develop more realistic training software for their employees.

Design firm BRC Imagination Arts has a zero gravity roller coaster proposal that's waiting for a US$50 million investment.

Two Buffalo scientists have paired up to develop the first procedure-based, hands-on surgical training software that has the potential to revolutionize surgical training worldwide.

Dentistry researchers at UIC are developing a haptic training simulator which uses 3-D virtual reality technology to allow dental students to improve their skills.