Sixense, the company behind the much beleaguered motion control system STEM, have released what they term ‘positive’ results from their latest round of EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) testing.

The STEM system from Razer Hydra creators Sixense, having been successfully Kickstarted back in 2013, is still yet to ship to original backers. However, hot on the heels of the company’s last update, Sixense have released their latest EMC test results which seem to indicate the company is edging closer to full FCC compliance and therefore able to sell the motion control system on the open market.

All in all, except for some moderately expected, and easily corrected, issues, the results turned out to be quite positive. We fully expect that we will be able to fix the failures on the new layout of the boards and meet the timeline of the next milestone, per the schedule presented in the previous update

The company included a summary of their latest test results:

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.
  • Curtrock

    This is a sad story. I pre-ordered the Stem, and also was the 1st backer for their failed MakeVR Kickstarter. So, – $300 later, and…..disapointed. Aside from my personal loss, I really don’t see how the Stem will be able to gain a foothold. Oculus has “Touch”, Valve has “Lighthouse”, Sony has “Move”. On top of that, a lot of applications are looking to Hand-Presence for the future. (Leap, etc…) Sometimes, timing is everything.

    • gnagy

      All those competing trackers are limited by line-of-sight. Even with 2 cameras and 3 dozen IR LEDs you’re always worrying about losing track of the user.
      The STEM does not have this problem.
      Camera-based trackers use up a lot of CPU and GPU to perform the tracking.
      The STEM does not.
      I’ll take a STEM over anything else, in a heart beat.