Ever thought of controlling devices with finger gestures ? It’s going to be reality very soon. Google is developing a new interaction sensor that fits onto a chip and works on radar technology.

Human hands are fast and till now there is no such medium which could capture the gestures with accuracy. Google had different thoughts and they are in track of producing a stunning source to use the motions for controlling devices. Introducing PROJECT SOLI.

What is It ?

Project Soli uses the gestures to control other devices. For example, your hand could become a virtual dial to change the time, alter volume of music player or a virtual touchpad for varying colors and sizes.

At Google I/O 2015 the company unveiled Project Soli developed by Googles Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) team, This project can be incorporated into a wide range of different devices.

Ivan Poupyrev, the founder of Project Soli, said “It can work through materials, it can be embedded into objects, it allows us to track really precise motions, and what is most exciting about it is that you can shrink the entire radar and put it in a tiny chip.”

How Does It Work ?

It has a sensor which capture submillimeter of motions of fingers in 3D space. The team has created a radar which has the interaction sensor running at 60GHz. It captures motions of fingers at a phenomenal rate of 10,000 frames per second which was done never before. The radar bounces a signal from an object and returns a single ping. In the image below the red waves are based on the gestures of hand.

The SIZE

The team built the first prototype, a 5x5mm piece of silicon, in just 10 months.

They’re working on finalizing the development board (prototype) and software API for release to developers later this year.

Imagine the world :

It would be a big WOW! using just hands could be more accurate way of controlling the devices. A radar with higher sensitivity to be used for pressing a button , turning a knob , playing your favorite music and much more in the years to come. GOOGLE you have made something extraordinary. We take Bow.

Future of Testing looks Good:

Such kind of project is definitely the most exciting thing to test. Just think how many ways you gonna test and its something very real using your own fingers. I am pretty much excited. Aren’t you ? Only time will decide and testing industry will flourish.

References : Google I/O 2015, Google SOLI video by ATAP team