MANUS Core

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Company history and audience

MANUS says it has developed from VR gaming gloves since 2014 and that its solutions are used by more than 2,000 robotics companies, AI research labs, XR developers, and motion capture studios.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Data types

Core provides sensor, skeleton, and retargeted hand data, and calculates ergonomic metrics such as joint flexion and hyper-extension.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Downloads

The maker's download page lists Core installers and SDK downloads for Windows and Linux, including a Linux SDK with ROS2 package.docs.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Glove capacity

Each MANUS Core instance supports up to 16 pairs of MANUS gloves, though the usable count when streaming externally may depend on the receiving system.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Hand solver

The Advanced Hand Solver calibrates in seconds and recreates hand movements in 3D, with customizable finger dimensions in Core 3.2.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Integrations

The maker lists integrations including OptiTrack Motive, Xsens MVN, Unity, Unreal Engine, Nokov XingYing, Qualisys QTM, MotionBuilder, and Luster3D Motar.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

License terms

Both editions are offered as annual subscriptions or perpetual licenses; a perpetual license keeps running on the owned version after its first year, while a subscription stops working when the subscription ends.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Linux and ARM

The product page says MANUS has native ARM64 support for robotics platforms through the Linux SDK and ROS 2 package.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Motion capture edition

The Motion Capture License is designed for mocap, previz, animation, and XR workflows and includes integrations with third-party motion capture and visualization systems and Ableton Live.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Purpose

MANUS Core is middleware for MANUS gloves that visualizes finger movement and records, exports, and streams hand data for robotics, VR/XR, research, and live performance.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Robotics edition

The Robotics License includes FBX and CSV recording and export, Unity, Unreal Engine and OpenXR streaming, raw sensor data, C++ and Python SDKs, a ROS2 package, NVIDIA Isaac Teleop support, and Linux integration.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Support

Both license types include software updates and technical support for the applicable included or subscription period.manus-meta.com · read 7 Oct 2026

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