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==History== | ==History== | ||
Commercial EMT began with [[Polhemus]]’s 1969 | Commercial EMT began with [[Polhemus]]’s 1969 [[Space-Tracker]], followed by its FASTRAK line in the 1980s and [[Ascension Technology|Ascension]]’s pulsed-DC ‘‘Flock of Birds’’ (1991).<ref>Polhemus. “FASTRAK® Motion Tracking System – Product Overview.” Polhemus.com, accessed 30 April 2025.</ref><ref>Ascension Technology Corp. ''Flock of Birds® User Manual'', Rev G (1999).</ref> | ||
During the 1990s EMT migrated from military simulators into VR CAVEs and into medical navigation. Key medical trackers such as [[NDI Aurora]] (2002) made EMT the de-facto standard for surgical tool tracking. Consumer products followed: the [[Razer Hydra]] PC controller (2011) and the “Control” wand for the original [[Magic Leap One]] AR headset (2018) both employ EMT.<ref>Lang B. “Magic Leap One Controller Appears in FCC Filing, Suggests 2018 Headset Launch.” ''Road to VR'', 20 Sept 2017.</ref><ref>Razer Inc. “Thanks to the Razer Hydra, Now You’re Thinking With Motion Control.” Press release, 11 Apr 2011.</ref> | During the 1990s EMT migrated from military simulators into VR CAVEs and into medical navigation. Key medical trackers such as [[NDI Aurora]] (2002) made EMT the de-facto standard for surgical tool tracking. Consumer products followed: the [[Razer Hydra]] PC controller (2011) and the “Control” wand for the original [[Magic Leap One]] AR headset (2018) both employ EMT.<ref>Lang B. “Magic Leap One Controller Appears in FCC Filing, Suggests 2018 Headset Launch.” ''Road to VR'', 20 Sept 2017.</ref><ref>Razer Inc. “Thanks to the Razer Hydra, Now You’re Thinking With Motion Control.” Press release, 11 Apr 2011.</ref> | ||