Motorola Inc. has announced that its venture capital arm, Motorola Ventures, has invested in Paris-based Sensitive Object, a provider of multitouch platforms and natural user interfaces (NUIs) that is a spin-off of the French Science National Research Centre (CNRS).
According to a news release from Motorola, Sensitive Object was founded in 2003, and its Anywhere MultiTouch platform can "tactilize" any surface by leveraging acoustics to analyze sound waves departing from the point of a touch. Motorola says the technology is able to cost-effectively transform any product into a touch device and will set a new standard for full 3-D device interaction.
Reese Schroeder, managing director of Motorola Ventures, says Sensitive Object's technology underscores an emerging trend in touch technology:
Natural user interface, and in particular interacting with a device through touch, is an area of rapid development and great excitement. Sensitive Object provides an innovative and unique approach, allowing new ways of interaction. We're most excited to be involved in their growth and success.
