Works where ordinary touch fails
Water, dirt, grease and any glove. Reliable in conditions where capacitive surfaces simply stop working.
BeyondTouch™
Novel optical sensing technology that reads touch and pressure on freeform 3D surfaces, even through gloves, water and dirt, on plastic, glass, leather or textile.
For years, touch forced a choice: the flexibility of a screen, or the confidence of a physical control. Uniphy gives you both, on any surface, in any material.
What makes it different
Water, dirt, grease and any glove. Reliable in conditions where capacitive surfaces simply stop working.
Freeform 3D in plastic, glass, leather, textile or wood. The surface is invisible to the sensing; the sensing invisible beneath it.
80 dB of force range: light to preview, press to confirm, press deeper to act. Per finger, on flat or 3D controls.
Real-world robustness
Our sealed optical surface keeps sensing accurately with liquid, steam, contamination or gloves present, the exact conditions that defeat capacitive.
Design freedom
Sensing no longer dictates the surface. Entire decorative trim surfaces become smart, on freeform geometry, across a full CMF palette, display-agnostic.
Markets
Premium interiors where brand, CMF and 3D form meet eyes-free control.
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Robot surfaces that read stroke, intent and contact dynamics through textile or shell.
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The sensing dermis for emotionally intelligent creatures — feeling touch through fur, fleece and silicone.
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Controls that survive water, steam and gloves, where touch breaks down today.
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Expressive, premium interfaces for devices, music and play, and the connected home.
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Touch is read optically, by light, not by the electric field that capacitive surfaces depend on. A dual-waveguide optical architecture turns a sheet of plastic or glass into a sensing surface, using commodity materials and mainstream manufacturing, with zero technology-specific CAPEX.
Near-infrared light travels inside the interaction layer by total internal reflection.
A finger frustrates that reflection; light escapes into the detection layer below.
Edge photodetectors resolve position, pressure and more, for each contact.
Manufacturing & sustainability
BeyondTouch™ fits the factory an OEM already has and the materials already in use, a low-risk path that stays responsible at end of life.
Built using proven manufacturing methods and existing supplier capabilities.
Built to integrate with your current manufacturing setup, with no need for major new investments.
Plastic, glass and standard optoelectronics. No rare earths, no embedded conductors.
Built for easy disassembly and recycling at the end of its life.
What we provide
Tapping into our technology is straightforward. We provide the hardware so you can experience it first-hand, along with flexible tools that let you customise the experience to fit your brand and needs. As you move from concept to launch, we bring the technology, support and expertise to help you deploy with confidence. Uniphy Design Services works alongside your team at every step.
Evaluation system
An evaluation system that lets you experience designs for yourself. Explore a family of digital twins, each with unique characteristics, to compare different design options. Picasso also serves as the controller, allowing you to adjust features, switch between designs in real time, and immediately feel the impact before you commit.
Development kit
Build and test complete interfaces using customisable modules: hexagonal building blocks that connect together to bring ideas to life quickly. Combined with powerful software tools and a flexible design system, they make it easy to create experiences that match your brand and requirements.
Product delivery package
Go beyond interface design. Our platform lets you shape every aspect of a product experience, including its appearance, materials, interactions and functionality, while showing the impact of each design decision. Our design services help you get there.
Product expression
We give designers the freedom to create products in virtually any shape, material, texture or finish. From transparent to opaque, decorative to minimalist and everything in between, they can craft experiences with a wide range of visual and tactile qualities.
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