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Sensel is a Sunnyvale, California-based company building touch input technologies.[1] It was founded in 2013 by former Amazon engineers Ilya Rosenberg and Aaron Zarraga.[2] Sensel’s first product, the Morph, is a pressure sensitive input device for creative applications.[3] In January 2021, it was announced that Sensel’s touch technology would be incorporated in the trackpad for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop.[4]

History

Sensel co-founder and CEO Ilya Rosenberg met co-founder and CTO Aaron Zarraga while working at Amazon’s Lab126. After Leaving Amazon, the two founded Sensel in 2013.[5]

Together, the pair invented a new type of force sensor that could be manufactured like a printed circuit board.[5] Sensel used Kickstarter in 2015 to bring its first product, The Morph, to market.[6] The campaign raised $442,648.[7] The Morph began shipping to its Kickstarter backers in 2017, and became available for direct purchase later that year.[8]  

In 2019, Sensel began shipping its first new Morph Overlay since its Kickstarter campaign, the Buchla Thunder Overlay, which was created in partnership with synthesizer and MIDI controller manufacturer Buchla U.S.A.[9]

In 2021, Sensel announced its new touchpad demonstration kit with touch, force, and haptic technologies.[10] It was also announced that Sensel’s touch technology would be included in the trackpad for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop.[4] Category:Technology Category:Music technology Category:Crowdfunded consumer goods Category:Computer peripheral companies Category:Technology companies based in California Category:MIDI controllers

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  2. ^ "How Two Ex-Amazon Engineers Invented a New Type of Customizable Force Interface". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. ^ "The Sensel Morph trackpad is a digital creative's dream". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. ^ a b "Here's why haptic touchpad tech is the future of modern computing". Windows Central. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  5. ^ a b "How Two Ex-Amazon Engineers Invented a New Type of Customizable Force Interface". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ^ "This Modular Touchpad May Be the Future of Input Devices". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  7. ^ "Ten Of The Best MIDI Keyboards - Page 6 of 10". Attack Magazine. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  8. ^ November 2017, Simon Arblaster02. "Sensel Morph wants to be the last controller you'll ever need and is available now". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2021-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ April 2019, Simon Arblaster 25. "Sensel's Morph controller now comes with an official Buchla Thunder overlay". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2021-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Sensel haptic touchpad hands-on". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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