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President Xi is just one man. You read to much western mainstreammedia. The Chinese government makes plans for China’s future not Xi. Do you think Xi did and plan this 219 pages report? Crazy brainwashed boy. They publish five year plans. Here you can read what they have in mind for China’s future: 219 pages long. Good luck. For example in 13th five year plan you can find that they will increase R&D (research & development) funding to 2,5% of GDP in 2020. That’s massive money with China’s GDP. You can also find that the value added to services has to increase to 56% in 2020. You can also find that internet penetration has to increase to 70% of population in 2020.What do they want to achieve with agriculture in 2020. Viola. And they are serious about it. No bullshit talk but deadlines.1. Agricultural mechanization (2016 - 2020)§ Make breakthroughs in mechanizing the transplanting of rice seedlings, the sowing and harvesting of canola seeds, and the harvesting of cotton and sugarcane;§ Promote the use of high-horsepower and high-performance agricultural machinery and light, durable, and lower-power small and medium plowing, planting, and harvesting machines and crop protection machines;§ Develop 500 counties able to demonstrate mechanization of the entire agricultural process;§ See that mechanization of the plowing, planting, and harvesting of major farm crops reaches approximately 70%.What do they want to achieve in the field of aerospace in 2020. Voila.2. Aerospace equipment (2016 - 2020)§ Make breakthroughs in core aircraft engine and gas turbine technologies;§ Accelerate the development of large aircraft;§ Promote the industrialized development of trunk and feeder route aircraft, helicopters, general-purpose aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles;§ Develop advanced airborne equipment and systems;§ Strengthen supporting systems for civil aircraft;§ Develop next generation and heavy-lift launch vehicles, new types of satellites, and other space platforms and payloads;§ Make breakthroughs in core technologies for key aerospace components and put them into useWhat with infrastructure? Oh wait. You mean railway?3. High-speed rail (2016 - 2020)§ Speed up the improvement of high-speed rail networks:§ Complete the Harbin-Beijing-Hong Kong (Macao), Lianyungang- Ürümqi, Shanghai-Kunming, and Guangzhou-Kunming lines;§ Build the Beijing-Hong Kong (Taipei), Hohhot-Nanning, Beijing-Kunming, Baotou-Yinchuan-Haikou, Qingdao-Yinchuan, Lanzhou (Xining)- Guangzhou, Beijing-Lanzhou, and Chongqing-Xiamen lines;§ Extend regional lines connecting high-speed railways.§ The length of high-speed rail lines open to traffic will reach 30,000 kilometers, connecting more than 80% of all large cities.4. Renewable energy (2016 - 2020)§ Begin construction on 60 gigawatts of regular hydropower capacity,§ Build the national new energy integrated demonstration zone in Ningxia, and actively move forward with the development of demonstration zones for renewable energy such as those in Qinghai and Zhangjiakou.5. Nuclear energy (2016 - 2020)§ Complete the Sanmen and Haiyang AP1000 projects;§ Develop demonstration projects for Hualong-1 nuclear technology in Fuqing, Fujian and in Fangchenggang, Guangxi;§ Begin construction on the CAP1400 demonstration project in Rongcheng, Shandong;§ Begin construction on a number of coastal nuclear power plants and accelerate construction on the third phase of the Tianwan nuclear power plant;§ Installed capacity of nuclear power plants in operation will reach 58 gigawatts, with over 30 gigawatts of nuclear-generation capacity under construction;Of course you can’t find everything. There are many things they keep secret but a lot of information is open.6. Ethnic minorities (2016 - 2020)§ Achieve moderate prosperity in areas with concentrations of ethnic minorities§ Promote targeted poverty alleviation by ethnic group and by village for ethnic groups with smaller populations;§ Adopt local or near-local poverty alleviation measures for towns and townships on the border where residents guard land borders and it is inappropriate to relocate them through development programs;§ Implement projects to protect and develop the distinctive villages and towns of ethnic minorities and focus on developing distinctive and traditional ethnic minority villages and towns;§ Support the protection and development of the traditional handicrafts of ethnic minorities.7. Prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution (2016 - 2020)§ Conduct a nationwide survey of hazardous waste;§ Strengthen comprehensive control and treatment of waste containing chromium, lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, or other heavy metals, as well as the control and treatment of fly ash produced from the incineration of household waste, antibiotic residues, and persistent toxic waste;§ Build hazardous waste disposal facilities8. Education (2016 - 2020)§ Improve the basic conditions of badly built and poorly operated schools providing compulsory education in poor areas throughout the country;§ Strengthen training for teachers working in rural areas;§ Ensure effective implementation of the nutrition improvement project for students receiving compulsory education in rural areas;§ Step up aid and financial support for students from poor families receiving pre-school education;§ Continue to implement the initiative to provide targeted training for people living in poverty in rural areas, ensuring that all high school graduates from poor families who have failed to receive higher education have access to vocational education.9. Development of world-class universities and disciplines (2016 - 2020)§ Give high priority to supporting the development of a number of worldclass universities and disciplines, and ensuring that some disciplines reach the highest ranks worldwide;§ Continue the initiative to improve universities’ capacity for innovation.10. High-grade CNC machine tools (2016 - 2020)§ Develop fast, flexible, and high-precision CNC machine tools, basic manufacturing equipment, and integrated manufacturing systems;§ Develop high-grade digitally controlled systems, bearings, gratings, sensors, and other major components as well as key application software, with a focus on improving reliability and retention of precision.11. Robotics§ Develop industrial, service, surgical, and military robots;§ Promote independence in the design and production of high-precision retarders, high-speed high-performance controllers, high-performance servo motors and drives, and other key parts and components;§ Facilitate the commercial application of artificial intelligence technologies in all sectors12. Modern agricultural machinery and equipment§ Develop advanced agricultural machinery suitable for all cultivation conditions, with a focus on high horsepower tractors and compound operations machinery, large and efficient combine harvesters, precision seeders, and other foodcrop equipment, as well as machinery for seeding, farmland management, and harvesting of cotton, sugar cane, and other cash crops.13. High-performance medical equipment§ Focus efforts on the research and development of diagnostic and treatment equipment such as nuclear medicine imaging equipment, superconducting magnetic resonance imaging systems, and non-invasive ventilators as well as in vitro diagnostic equipment such as fully automatic biochemistry analyzers and high-throughput genomic sequencers;§ Develop and put into use medical accelerators and other treatment equipment as well as implantable and insertable medical devices, such as artificial heart valves and pacemakers, stents, and artificial joints;§ Develop and put into use medical devices that utilize the distinctive strengths of traditional Chinese medicine.14. A complete set of advanced chemical machinery§ With the support of projects demonstrating upgrades to the modern coal-to-chemical industry, work toward the independent design and production of a complete set of advanced chemical machinery, focusing on coal classification, coal gasification, syngas purification, energy utilization, wastewater treatment, and other key areas;§ Accelerate research and development on key equipment for the integration of the oil refining and chemical industries as well as for the intensive processing of downstream petrochemical products, and help enhance complimentary support capabilities.15. Advanced materials§ Develop smart materials such as shape-memory alloys and self-healing materials, functional nanomaterials such as grapheme and metamaterials, next generation semiconductor materials such as indium phosphide and silicon carbide, new types of structural materials such as high-performance carbon fibers, vanadium titanium alloy, and high-temperature alloys, and also degradable materials and new biosynthetic materials.16. The modern seed industry§ Develop a national system for the collection, storage, and research of germplasm resources;§ Strengthen research and development of key technologies for crop heterosis exploitation, molecular design breeding, cell and chromosome engineering, high- efficiency seed production, and fine and deep processing of seeds;§ Strengthen capacity for seed quality inspection;§ Establish national seed production centers in Hainan, Gansu, Sichuan, and other provinces, and 100 regional superior seed production centers.17. Rule of law in the financial sector§ Improve systems that protect the rights and interests of financial consumers;§ Put an end to implicit guaranties and inflexible yields, and deal with credit violators in accordance with the law;§ Allow the deposit insurance system to play a better role and improve the market-based disposition and exit mechanisms for failing financial institutions;§ Explore the possibility of a system for collective litigation, strengthen punishments for financial crimes, and crack down on illegal fundraising.18. Young talent development initiatives§ Train the very best young talent in key disciplines and support their research;§ Establish national young talent training centers for outstanding college students at quality research universities and research institutes for basic disciplines where the strengths of the respective university or institute lie;§ Select the best talent from new senior secondary school and college graduates every year to participate in advanced training at first-class universities outside China and keep track of their progress.19. Military (2016 - 2020)§ By 2020, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will have finished mechanization of all forces and made important progress in incorporating information and computer technology. Priorities include the strategic restructuring of different services, the development of weaponry and logistics, IT facilities, combat training and international military cooperation.20. Classical Chinese literature (2016 - 2020)§ Protect ancient classical Chinese texts;§ Basically complete the nationwide survey of ancient classical texts;§ Encourage efforts to preserve the original form of or repair ancient classical texts;§ Publish 300 kinds of important texts through national projects;§ Establish a national database for ancient texts;§ Support efforts to reorganize and repair classical religious books, such as the Continued Taoist Canon and Tripitaka;§ Increase support for the compilation of historical works and chorography;§ Protect Chinese documents originating from the Republic of China era (1912– 1949);§ Systematically organize and publish major classical texts and documents written since the beginning of recent modern times.21. A nation of readers (2016 - 2020)§ Hold a series of activities around the theme of “Reading in China”;§ While making full use of existing facilities, coordinate the building of community reading centers, rural digital libraries, public digital reading terminals, and other such facilities;§ Provide books, newspapers, and periodicals for children;§ Provide books for city residents;§ Support the publication of literature in braille;§ Support the development of brick-and-mortar book stores.22. Development of the biotech industry§ Move faster to facilitate the wide application of genomics and other biotechnologies;§ Create demonstrations of network-based biotech applications;§ Stimulate the large-scale development of personalized medical treatment, new drugs, bio-breeding, and other next generation biotech products and services;§ Promote the creation of basic platforms such as gene and cell banks.23. Next generation information technology§ Cultivate integrated circuit industrial systems;§ Foster artificial intelligence, intelligent hardware, new display technologies, smart mobile terminals, 5G mobile communications, advanced sensors, and wearable devices into becoming new areas of growth24. Quality improvement programs for business executives (2016 - 2020)§ Train entrepreneurs who have a perspective on global needs, think strategically, and are innovative;§ Train 10,000 business executives in strategic planning, capital operations, quality control, human resources management, finance, accounting, and law25. National initiatives for the training of highly skilled personnel (2016 - 2020)§ Build 1,200 training centers for highly skilled personnel around the country to train ten million highly skilled workers.26. The Talent 1,000 Initiative (2016 - 2020)§ Attract science strategists and leading talent working in science and technology from overseas who have the capacity to engage in primary innovation, make breakthroughs in key technologies, develop high-tech industries, and drive the development of emerging disciplines;§ Bring in approximately 10,000 high-caliber talented individuals from overseas to make innovations or start businesses;§ Select from within China and offer support to approximately 10,000 urgently needed, highly talented individuals.27. Unconventional oil and gas (2016 - 2020)§ Build coal seam gas industrial bases in: the Qinshui Basin; the eastern Ordos Basin; Bishuixing, Guizhou.§ Accelerate the exploration and exploitation of shale gas in: the Changning-Weiyuan region, Sichuan; Fuling, Chongqing; Zhaotong, Yunnan; Yan’an, Shaanxi; the Zunyi-Tongren region, Guizhou.§ Give impetus to tight oil, oil sands, and deep-water oil prospecting and exploitation and to the comprehensive development and utilization of oil shale;§ Move forward with the prospecting and commercial pilot production of natural gas hydrate resources.28. Energy transmission routes (2016 - 2020)§ Build electricity transmission routes for hydropower bases and large coalfired power bases and, while building the 12 power transmission routes included in the action plan for air pollution prevention and control, focus on constructing power transmission routes from the southwestern, northwestern, northern, and northeastern regions;§ Step up work on the development of strategic land corridors for importing oil and gas and related trunk pipeline networks in the northwestern, northeastern, and southwestern regions;§ Improve the backbone pipeline networks for natural gas transmission, including the west-to-east gas transmission project, the Shaanxi-Beijing gas pipeline,29. Large-scale irrigation zones (2016 - 2020)§ Complete the building of auxiliary facilities and the upgrading of watersaving systems in all 434 large irrigation areas;§ Carry out large irrigation projects, including: the Nierji water conservancy project on the Nen River; the Songyuan irrigation project in Jilin; Xiangjiaba Dam in Sichuan; Centianhe Reservoir in Hunan; the Liaofang water control project in Jiangxi; the Hongling irrigation project in Hainan; the irrigation of large areas on both the southern and northern banks of Xiaolangdi Reservoir in Henan.§ The total area of irrigated farmland will reach more than 66.67 million hectares.30. Circular development (2016 - 2020)§ Work to see that 75% of national industrial parks and 50% of provincial level industrial parks are upgraded to promote circular operations;§ Build 50 industrial centers that comprehensively utilize industrial waste;§ Arrange for the construction of resource recycling demonstration centers in 100 cities at or above the prefectural level;§ Establish platforms for online recycling of urban waste, resource management in industrial parks, and waste trading.31. Emissions standards compliance for all sources of industrial pollution (2016 - 2020)§ Transform enterprises in the steel, cement, plate glass, papermaking, printing and dyeing, nitrogenous fertilizer, and sugar refining industries that cannot consistently meet emissions standards;§ Put a stop to all projects that cause heavy pollution in violation of state industrial policies;§ Ensure the upgrading of the sewage treatment facilities of industrial parks within a specified time frame;§ Work to basically eliminate coal-fired steam boilers with a capacity of ten tons or lower in all cities at or above the prefectural level across the country;§ Ensure that boilers with a capacity of 35 tons or greater are equipped with desulfurization, denitration, and dust purification technologies, that steel industry sintering machines are equipped with desulfurization technology, and that the cement industry adopts denitration technology;§ Put an end to production methods of PVC that use a high mercury catalyst for acetylene.32. Atmospheric environmental governance (2016 - 2020)§ Control the aggregate coal consumption of all regions, with the focus on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and adjacent areas, the Yangtze River delta, the Pearl River delta, and northeast China;§ Promote the use of natural gas in place of coal in major cities, increasing natural gas consumption by 45 billion cubic meters and eliminating 189,000 tons of coalfired boiler capacity;§ Work to reduce volatile organic compound emissions by petrochemical and chemical enterprises and refueling stations;§ Step up the removal of old or high-emissions vehicles from the roads;§ Implement national-VI emission standards and corresponding national fuel product standards;§ Ensure vapor recovery and treatment is carried out for oil tank trucks and oil depots.33. Water environmental governance (2016 - 2020)§ Ensure the strict protection of river sources and 378 rivers, lakes, and reservoirs with a water quality rating of Grade III or better;§ Implement improvement projects for sewage outfalls into major rivers, lakes, and reservoirs;§ Ensure water quality standards are met at major sources of drinking water;§ Comprehensively treat water pollution in lakes, such as Tai, Dongting, Dianchi, Chao, Poyang, Baiyangdian, Ulansuhai, Hulun, and Ebi, as well as endogenous pollution on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze and in the Pearl River delta;§ Promote comprehensive environmental governance efforts within the river basins of the Yangtze, Yellow, Peal, Songhua, Huai, Hai, and Liao rivers;§ Ensure that basically every body of water meets at least the Grade V water standards;§ Intensify efforts to improve black, malodorous bodies of water, and ensure that such bodies of water make up no more than 10% of the total in the urban districts of cities at or above the prefectural level;§ Carry out groundwater restoration trials in areas such as Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Shanxi;§ Ensure the treatment of pollution in major estuaries and bays.34. Transportation development poor areas (2016 - 2020)§ Build or upgrade one million kilometers of rural roads including roads for facilitating the development of tourism, resources, and industrial parks in poor areas;§ Carry out 100 key transportation projects to connect poor areas with the national trunk highway network35. Maternal and infant health (2016 - 2020)§ Provide free maternal and child health information handbooks;§ Give free vaccines to children within the scope of the national immunization plan;§ Provide free maternal and infant care services;§ Expand the scope of cervical and breast cancer screenings;§ Strengthen our capacity for treating emergencies and serious conditions in prenatal and postnatal women and newborns;§ Implement a program to ensure maternal and infant healthcare and family planning services;§ Include screening for 20 complications including Down syndrome, deafness, and thalassemia as well as congenital heart disease in the plan for the comprehensive prevention and control of birth defects;§ Strive to see that conditions within the scope of this plan are detected and treated so as to effectively reduce the incidence of birth defects.36. Strengthen the provision of community-level medical services (2016 - 2020)§ Focusing on poor areas in the central and western regions, ensure each county prioritizes the operation of one or two county-level public hospitals (including county-level TCM hospitals), and that the proportion of community-level medical institutions meeting standards reaches over 95%;§ Ensure that community-level medical services can be reached from anywhere within 30 minutes;§ Strengthen and standardize training for 500,000 resident doctors, and ensure the number of general practitioners rises to two for every 10,000 people.http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/policyrelease/201612/P020161207645766966662.pdf

NO, not angry at all. President Trump and administration acted quite fast.Check out the comprehensive timeline below. (hundreds of daily actions omitted)Please visit coronavirus.gov for up-to-date information on the U.S. Government's coronavirus response.December 31: China reports the discovery of the coronavirus to the World Health Organization.January 3: CDC Director Robert Redfield sent an email to the director of the Chinese CDC, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus.January 11: The CDC updated a Level 1 travel health notice for Wuhan, China.January 17: The CDC began implementing public health entry screening at the 3 U.S. airports that received the most travelers from Wuhan – San Francisco, New York JFK, and Los Angeles.January 20: Dr. Fauci announces the National Institutes of Health is already working on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.January 29: The White House announced the formation of the Coronavirus Task Force to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.January 31: The Trump Administration:· Declared the coronavirus a public health emergency.· Announced Chinese travel restrictions.· Suspended entry into the United States for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the coronavirus.February 29: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed certified labs to develop and begin testing coronavirus testing kits while reviewing pending applications.February 29: The Trump Administration:· Announced a level 4 travel advisory to areas of Italy and South Korea.· Barred all travel to Iran.· Barred the entry of foreign citizens who visited Iran in the last 14 days.March 10: President Trump and VP Pence met with top health insurance companies and secured a commitment to waive co-pays for coronavirus testing.March 11: President Trump:· Announced travel restrictions on foreigners who had visited Europe in the last 14 days.· Directed the Small Business Administration to issue low-interest loans to affected small businesses and called on congress to increase this fund by $50 billion.·Directed the Treasury Department to defer tax payments for affected individuals & businesses, & provide $200 billion in “additional liquidity.”· Met with American bankers at the White House to discuss coronavirus.March 13: President Trump declared a national emergency in order to access $42 billion in existing funds to combat the coronavirus.March 13: President Trump announced:· Public-private partnerships to open up drive-through testing collection sites.· A pause on interest payments on federal student loans.· An order to the Department of Energy to purchase oil for the strategic petroleum reserve.March 13: The Food & Drug Administration:· Granted Roche AG an emergency approval for automated coronavirus testing kits.· Issued an emergency approval to Thermo Fisher for a coronavirus test within 24 hours of receiving the request.March 15: All 50 states were contacted through FEMA to coordinate “federally-supported, state-led efforts” to end coronavirus.March 16: President Trump:· Held a tele-conference with governors to discuss coronavirus preparedness and response.· Participated in a call with G7 leaders who committed to increasing coordination in response to the coronavirus and restoring global economic confidence.· Announced that the first potential vaccine for coronavirus has entered a phase one trial in a record amount of time.· Announced “15 days to slow the spread” coronavirus guidance.March 17: President Trump announced:· CMS will expand telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries.· Relevant Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act penalties will not be enforced.· The Army Corps of Engineers is on ”standby” to assist federal & state governments.March 17: The Treasury Department:·Contributed $10 billion through the economic stabilization fund to the Federal Reserve’s commercial paper funding facility.· Deferred $300 billion in tax payments for 90 days without penalty, up to $1 million for individuals & $10 million for business.March 18: President Trump announced:· Temporary closure of the U.S.-Canada border to non-essential traffic.· Plans to invoke the Defense Production Act in order to increase the number of necessary supplies needed to combat coronavirus.· FEMA has been activated in every region at its highest level of response.· The U.S. Navy will deploy USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy hospital ships.· All foreclosures and evictions will be suspended for a period of time.March 18: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed:· 1 million masks are now immediately available.· The Army Corps of Engineers is in NY consulting on how to best assist state officials.March 18: HHS temporarily suspended a regulation that prevents doctors from practicing across state lines.March 18: President Trump spoke to:· Doctors, physicians, and nurses on the front lines containing the spread of coronavirus.· 130 CEOs of the Business Roundtable to discuss on-going public-private partnerships in response to the coronavirus pandemic.March 19: President Trump announced:· Very encouraging progress shown by anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine for fighting coronavirus.· Carnival Cruise Lines will make ships available for use as hospitals in impacted areas to use for non-coronavirus patients.March 20: President Trump:· Spoke with Sen. Schumer about coronavirus response & stimulus measures· Held a call with over 12,000 small business owners to discuss relief efforts· Announced the CDC will invoke Title 42 to provide border patrol with tools to secure the bordersMarch 20: The Department of Education announced it will:· Not enforce standardized testing requirements for the remainder of the school year· Allow federal student loan borrowers to stop payments without penalty for 60 daysMarch 20: Secretary Azar announced:· FEMA is coordinating and assisting coronavirus testing at labs across the country· The CDC is suspending all illegal entries to the country based on the public health threat, via Section 362 of the Public Health & Security ActMarch 22: President Trump approved major disaster declarations for:· Washington State· CaliforniaMarch 22: President Trump announced:· Governors will remain in command of National Guard forces & the federal govt will fund 100% of operations cost· He directed the federal govt to provide 4 large federal medical stations with 2,000 beds for CA & 1,000 beds for NY & WA.March 22: President Trump confirmed his administration was working with Peru & Honduras to return Americans stranded in both countries as a result of travel restrictions.March 22: Vice President Pence announced:· The testing backlog will be resolved by midweek.· To date, over 254,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their results.March 22: President Trump announced that the USNS Mercy will be deployed to Los Angeles.March 22: FEMA issued guidance for tribal governments to seek federal assistance under the President’s emergency declaration.March 23: President Trump signed an executive order invoking section 4512 of the Defense Production Act to prohibit the hoarding of vital medical supplies.March 23: VP Pence announced:· 313,000 Americans were tested for the coronavirus & received results.· FEMA established a supply chain stabilization task force so Americans get supplies they need.· HHS will have commercial labs prioritize testing for hospitalized patients.March 23: The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy announced a public-private consortium to:· Advance coronavirus research.· Provide access to computing technology and resources for researchers.March 23: Attorney General Barr announced:· The Justice Department held a National Task Force meeting on hoarding and price gouging.· Each of the 93 U.S. Attorney General offices is designating a lead prosectuor to prevent hoarding.March 24: Vice President Pence:· Confirmed FEMA sent New York 2,000 ventilators.· Announced individuals who have recently been in New York should self-quarantine for 14 days.March 25: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the #coronavirus outbreak for:· Texas· Florida· North CarolinaMarch 25: Vice President Pence· Held a conference call with equipment manufacturers to discuss on-going coronavirus response efforts.· Announced 432,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received results.· Confirmed 4,000 ventilators were delivered to New York.March 25: Vice President Pence held discussions with multiple governors, including the Governor of Indiana & the Governor of MichiganMarch 26: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Illinois· New Jersey· Maryland· MissouriMarch 26: President Trump announced the USNS Comfort will depart for NYC on Saturday to assist in the coronavirus response – 3 weeks ahead of schedule!March 26: President Trump participated in a video conference with the leaders of the G20 to discuss the global coronavirus response & the need for countries to share information and data on the spread of the virus.March 26: President Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the coronavirus.March 27: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· South Carolina· Puerto RicoMarch 28: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Guam· Michigan· Massachusetts· Kentucky· ColoradoMarch 29: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Connecticut· Oregon· Georgia· Washington DCMarch 30: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Alabama· Kansas· Pennsylvania· Rhode IslandMarch 30: President Trump announced that in the coming days the Federal Government will be delivering:· 400 ventilators to Michigan· 300 ventilators to New Jersey· 150 ventilators to Louisiana· 150 ventilators to Illinois· 50 ventilators to ConnecticutMarch 31: President Trump officially issued “30 Days To Slow The Spread” guidance to mitigate the outbreak of coronavirus.March 31: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Ohio· MontanaMarch 31: President Trump announced the Army Corps of Engineers & FEMA will construct:· 8 facilities with 50,000 bed capacity in California· A field hospital with 250 bed capacity in Michigan· 2 field hospitals in Louisiana with 500 bed capacity· An alternative care sight in New Orleans with a 3,000 bed capacityMarch 31: The Treasury Department and IRS launched the employee retention credit, created by the CARES Act to incentivize businesses to keep their employees on payroll, and said businesses can begin using it.March 31: The VA announced that it had expanded virtual services to veterans, continuing to provide care while limiting in-person interactions that could potentially harm vulnerable populations at VA facilities.April 1: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· North Dakota· Hawaii· The Northern Mariana IslandsApril 2: President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to direct 3M to produce more N95 respirator masks.April 2: President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to help 6 companies (General Electric, Hill-Rom Holdings, Medtronic, ResMed, eRoyal Philips, and Vyaire Medical) get the supplies they need to make ventilators.April 2: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the #coronavirus outbreak for:· Virginia· Tennessee· The U.S. Virgin IslandsApril 2: Rear Adm. Polowczyk announced FEMA’s Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force has delivered:· 27.1 million surgical masks· 19.5 N95 million respirator masks· 22.4 million surgical gloves· 5.2 million face shields· Over 7,600 ventilatorsApril 3: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· New Hampshire· West Virginia· Indiana· Arkansas· OregonApril 3: President Trump announced that the DOJ and HHS have together secured:· 200,000 N95 masks· 130,000 surgical masks· 600,000 glovesfrom hoarders and have distributed the supplies to health care workers.April 4: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Nebraska· Wisconsin· Maine· NevadaApril 5: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· South Dakota· New Mexico· Oklahoma· MississippiApril 5: President Trump announced that by Tuesday, 3,000 military and medical personnel will have deployed to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to assist in the coronavirus response effort.April 5: President Trump announced that the Trump Administration will be sending New York 600,000 N95 masks tomorrow, including 200,000 to Suffolk County alone.April 5: President Trump announced that the Administration will soon send:· 300 ventilators to Michigan· 200 ventilators to Louisiana· 600 ventilators to Illinois· 100 ventilators to Massachusetts· 500 ventilators to New JerseyApril 5: Adm. Polowczyk announced that three Project Airbridge flights of medical supplies landed across the US today carrying:· 1 million gowns· 2.8 million surgical masks· 11.8 million glovesApril 6: VP Pence announced that thanks to California’s donation of 500 ventilators, the federal government will send:· 200 ventilators to MD· 100 ventilators to DE· 100 ventilators to NV· 50 ventilators to DC· 50 ventilators to Guam & the Northern Mariana IslandsApril 8: Vice President Pence announced:· $98B in forgivable loans were disbursed through the Paycheck Protection Program· 27,000 National Guard service members were activated across the country to assist in the coronavirus responseApril 9: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:· Alaska· Idahoas a response to the coronavirus.

Full List of VR Hardware EcosystemVR Head-Mounted Displays & DevicesANTVRANTVR is a startup based in Beijing that produces virtual reality and augmented reality wearable devices. The ANTVR headset was launched with the Lenovo K4 Note in India last month. ANTVR raised $260,834 on a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2014. The startup was founded by Qin Zheng.http://www.antvr.com/Baofeng MojingChinese video streaming service Baofeng, through its subsidiary, Baofeng Mojing, launched its first virtual reality headset in September 2014. The Baofeng Mojing IV VR 3D Headset has two versions, and supports Android or iOS systems. The headset is built of ABS Heat resistant material with adjustable head band and support for eye glasses. Earphones are also included on the package and a Bluetooth controlled remote control for proper adjustment. It’s also one of the cheapest VR experiences on the market. Baofeng Mojing has raised a US$10 million round in April 2015. Feng Xin is the founder of Baofeng Technology. The company is based in Beijing.http://baofengmojing.cn/Carl ZeissThe ZEISS VR ONE by Carl Zeiss is a headset for mobile VR. The headset comes with precision optics that provide a premium immersive experience with a 100-degree view. It’s powered by IOS or Android smartphones. It comes with a custom-made tray where the phone slides in. Users can download apps for made for VR from Google Play and Apple App Stores. No lens adjustment is necessary – you can use it while wearing your glasses. The VR ONE is now paired with a drone application that allows the user to have the same views as the camera on the drone. Carl Zeiss is a German manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices, founded Germany in 1846 by optician Carl Zeiss. The global company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.http://zeissvrone.tumblr.com/#vr-for-everyoneCriffenCriffin is developing omnidirectional movement and full body tracking devices for virtual reality applications (especially for computer games) and other VR devices. Criffen manufactures the locomotion platform called RUNPAD with wireless IMU sensor based technology that allows precise full body tracking for VR simulations. Criffin is researching SLAM and UltraSonic technologies for positional tracking. The founder of Criffen is Peeter Nieler. The Estonian company was founded in 2012.http://criffin.comEyefluenceEyfluence has created a unique eye tracking system for use with virtual reality and augmented reality headsets. The company claims its technology transforms intent into action through the eyes. The company has raised $21.6 million in two rounds from five investors. Jim Marggraff and David Stiehr are the founders. The company, based in Milpitas, California, was founded in 2013.http://eyefluence.com/FibrumFibrum is a Russian company based in Moscow that manufactures the mobile headset for smartphones by the same name. The company is also active in developing VR apps and games. The VR-headset is compatible with smartphones screen sizes of 4.4 inch to 5.5 inch. The company was founded in 2013 by Ilya Flaks.http://fibrum.ru/FOVEFOVE is the world’s first consumer-oriented head-mounted display that uses eye tracking. The Japanese startup was founded in May 2014 by CEO Yuka Kojima and CTO Lochlainn Wilson. FOVE reads subtle eye movements for more precise control in VR. FOVE raised $480,650 via a successful Kickstarter campaign which included investments from Samsung Ventures and Valve.http://www.getfove.com/H2LH2L is a Japanese hardware startup spun off from the University of Tokyo. The startup developed an advanced haptic feedback armband able to target the muscles in the arm that control each finger and deliver precise responses that mirror onscreen actions. The device is called UnlimitedHand. In a successful Kickstarter campaign the startup raised $74,952 from 333 backers and the video game controller with haptic feedback is now on pre-order. The team is Ken Iwasaki (President and CEO), Tomy Kamada (Director) and Emi Tamaki (Chief Researcher).http://h2l.jp/en/HomidoThe Homido is an affordable headset for mobile devices. It’s comparable to Google Cardboard, the same small size, but is more high-tech and feels more immersive. It fits most phones from the last couple of years from Apple, Samsung, Google, Sony, LG and OnePlus. The quality of the VR experience depends on the size and resolution of the mobile device: the higher the resolution and the bigger the screen, the more immersive the experience. The Homido comes with the Homido Center app that serves as a central hub for all the Homido apps and VR content, including video from the web via the Homido 360 VR player. Homido is headquartered in Lille, North of France. The product is designed in France and the hardware is produced in China. No funding information could be found.http://www.homido.com/enHTCHTC is a multinational high-tech company based in Taiwan that, in partnership with Valve, manufactures the HTC Vive, an integrated head mounted headset for VR capable of motion tracking. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan. HTC went public in 2002. HTC has formed a partnership with Valve, an American video game developer and digital distribution company and creator of the Steam entertainment platform. The HTC Vive is powered by Valve Steam VR.http://htc.comHuaweiChinese electronics giant Huawei makes a virtual reality (VR) headset. It differs from other mobile headsets in the sense that while it uses the power and processor of a smartphone, it doesn’t use the screen of the smartphone, but a built-in screen in the headset itself. The headset is connected to the phone via a USB cable. Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider founded in 1987. The company headquarters is in Shenzhen, China.http://huawei.comImmersiON-VReliaImmersiON-VRelia focuses on the creation of wide field-of-view 3D Stereoscopic Head Mounted Displays and Heads Up Displays for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality for multiple industries. ImmersiON-VRelia makes the GO HMD for Android or iOS smartphones. The GO is a personal immersive virtual reality HMD with an advanced optics correction system and comes with a gamepad controller for smartphones up to 6″. The company also makes the PRO-DG1 HMD|HUD, an augmented virtually device and the BlueSky PRO HMD, a ruggedized HMD for entertainment and promotional applications. ImmersiON-VRelia was founded in 2014 by Manuel R. Gutierrez, Ethan D. Schur, Isidoro Pessah and Paco Álavres Beltrán. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California with offices in Murcia, Spain.http://immersionvrelia.comIntel RealSenseIntel RealSense is a platform for implementing gesture-based human to computer interaction techniques. It consists of three cameras that act like one—a 1080p HD camera, an infrared camera, and an infrared laser projector. Like the human eye the cameras can sense depth and track human motion. Users can scan real objects and place them into a virtual gaming world or share it on social media or print it to a 3D printer or remove backgrounds when chatting online. Intel has also developed apps to enhance the user experience, like scanning your face and replacing the image with an avatar. Multiple devices come with the Intel RealSense camera built in.http://www.intel.com/LeVR COOL1Leshi Internet Information and Technology Co. makes the head-mounted VR device Cool 1. The Cool 1 sells for 149 yuan ($23), and is currently only compatible with LeTV’s own smartphones. Leshi Internet Information & Technology, also known as Letv, is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest online video companies in China. It is headquartered in Beijing.www.letv.com/LG 360 VRLG 360 VR is a mobile headset made by South Korean multinational, LG Corporation. The LG 360 VR is lightweight, foldable, has dual screens and connects to the new LG G5 phone. The headset is sold as part of a range of peripherals for LG’s new G5 flagship smartphone.http://www.lg.com/Merge VRMerge VR manufactures a system for mobile virtual reality, comprising a comfortable and durable VR headset, compatible with any iOS or Android smartphone. Merge VR also manufactures a proprietary motion controller. The company was founded in 2014 by Franklin Lyons and Andrew Trickett and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company has raised US$2.7 million since January 2014.http://www.mergever.com/NodNod is a product of Nod Inc. a small company based in Mountain View, CA. Nod is a gesture control ring that uses natural hand gestures to control or engage with objects in virtual reality. Nod is a universal controller that works with phones, tablets, Google Glass, watches, home appliances, TVs, computers and more. Nod Gesture Control Ring was launched in 2014. A new product, the Nod Backspin, a gaming ring that can be used to control VR headsets, was introduced in 2015 for which Nod received $13 million in funding. The company raised a seed round of $2.5 million in 2013.https://nod.comOculusOculus is a technology company that develops interface software for the cloud-based gaming industry. The company was founded by Palmer Luckey who, while still a teenager, invented the Oculus Rift, a head-mounted display for virtual reality. Oculus was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for US$2 billion and currently operates as a subsidiary of Facebook Inc. Before the acquisition Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Matrix Partners, Formation 8 had invested a $91million while the Oculus also raised more than $2.4 million on Kickstarter. The company develops virtual reality products including the Rift VR headset, the Oculus Touch, as well as the DK2, a development kit for the Rift.www.oculusvr.comOSVR by RazerFounded in 1998 in Carlsbad, California by Min-Liang Tan and Robert Krakoff, Razer is the world’s leading brand in high-end precision gaming products. Razer has developed the OSVR Hacker Dev Kit. OSVR stands for Open-Source Virtual Reality. The OSVR virtual reality open-source device enables programming for any variety of VR technology. The aim is to set an open standard for Virtual Reality input devices, games and output to ensure the best possible game experience in the Virtual Reality space.http://www.razerzone.com/osvrPlayStation VRPlayStation VR (originally called Project Morpheus) is a virtual reality headset produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is being built exclusively for PlayStation and uses Sony’s Move accessories to bring motion control to players’ VR experiences. The headset is credited with being one of the most ergonomic headsets for VR. The product is expected to be launched in fall.https://www.playstation.com/en-za/explore/ps4/features/playstation-vr/SamsungDeveloped by Samsung Electronics in collaboration with Oculus VR, Samsung Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality device compatible with the 2015 Samsung GALAXY flagship smartphones. The smartphone, sold separately, acts as the headset’s display and processor. The Gear VR is powered by oculus and users have access to content and apps on the Oculus store. Samsung Gear VR, selling at $99, is billed as the VR set that will open up virtual reality to the masses. Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea.http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/wearables/gear-vr/SensicsSensics is a head-mounted panoramic virtual reality display company producing HMDs for a wide spectrum of training, medical, consumer and research applications. The company offers augmented reality solutions that combine high-quality video feeds with computer generated imagery; motion trackers that track users’ movements and change the images; and eye trackers that measures the point of gaze, which allows a computer to sense where the user is looking. Sensics is a founding contributor to OSVR. OSVR is an open-source virtual reality initiative that is the result of a partnership between Sensics and Razer, a global leader in products for gamers. Sensics architected and built the initial OSVR software platform and continues to enhance and maintain the open-source project. Sensics is a privately-held company based in Columbia, Maryland founded in 1999. The company has raised $2.27 million from two investors in six rounds. Yuval Boger is the CEO.Open Source VR - Location-Based VR | Virtual Reality AdvertisingSerious SimulationsSerious Simulations provides mixed and virtual reality training systems for the military, law enforcement, firefighting and medical services. The company, started in 2014 by founder and CEO Chris Chambers, is based in Orlando, Florida. The management team is comprised of former US Army and US Air Force officers and combat veterans. Their products include the Zero Frame Latency Wireless Video Formatter, the Wireless Head/Helmet Mounted Display and Wireless Data-sensing Skins and interfaces.http://www.serioussimulations.com/Shoogee GmbH & Co. KGShoogee GmbH & Co. KG is a German company headquartered in Muenster, Germany. The company was founded in 2011 by Arne Voigtlaender and others. The company provides IT consulting and security services, specialises in software and embedded systems development and develops smartphone applications for the Durovis Dive, a 3D Virtual Reality Gaming device for smartphones. The Durovis Dive is the world’s first hands-free smartphone holder for virtual reality. No funding information available.www.shoogee.comwww.durovis.comStarbreeze StudiosStarbreeze Studios is a publicly listed game development company with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and studios in Paris and Los Angeles. Startbreeze Studios is one of northern Europe’s largest independent game development studios known for blockbusters like Overkill’s Walking Dead. Overkill is a Starbreeze studio. Starbreeze works to develop truly immersive virtual reality experiences, integrating software and hardware through its Project StarVR and the StarVR head mounted display. Starbreeze was founded in 1998 and has raised $40 million in funding in one round.www.startvr.com/StarVR from Starbreeze StudiosStarbreeze Studios is an independent creator, publisher and distributor of computer games, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Starbreeze has formed the Project StarVR, and has developed the 210 degrees StarVR Headset with special eye tracking. Starbreeze works to deliver top quality VR entertainment experiences. Starbreeze also plans to establish a VR arcade venue in Los Angeles where customers can enjoy VR experience using the StarVR headset. Starbreeze has raised $40 million in one funding round. The company was established in 1998.www.starvr.comTesla StudiosTesla Studios makes the Teslasuit, full-body haptic feedback suit for virtual reality. The multidisciplinary team of developers and designers are experts in AR and VR. The UK Perthshire-based company has worked for Sony, Unity, Nestlè, CityBank, Johnson and Johnson. The Studio was co-founded by Dimitree Marozau and Serge Khurs 2013. The Teslasuit is on pre-order now.http://www.teslasuit.com/VirtuixBased in Austin, Texas, Virtuix makes a line of VR products under the Omni brand for virtual reality experiences. Its most prominent product is the Virtuix Omni, a virtual reality platform that enables movement in 360 degrees in VR. The company was founded by Jan Goetdeluk in 2013. Virtuix started with a $1.1 million Kickstarter campaign in 2013 and then went on to raise $3 million on Seedvest and has now raised a total of $8 million.http://virtuix.comVirZoomVirZoom is a virtual reality technology startup founded by Eric Janszen and Eric Malafeew. The startup makes the VirZoom motion controller. Users pedal the VirZoom Controller which propels them through games in virtual reality while they exercise. The VirZOOM Dongle is plugged into a PC USB port or PS4 and used with the VirZOOM Active Play game app and one of these headsets – Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStationVR. There are plans to support mobile options when they support position tracking. Virzoom has raise $1.83 million in Round 1 from one investor. The startup is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.http://virzoom.com/VrizzmoVrizzmo was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Krakow, Poland. The company develops VR goggles that turn a smartphone into a wireless VR headset. Vrizzmo’s unique, patents-pending solutions provide the best optics among similar available products. Its dual lens system causes less image distortion and has a 110 degree field of view. The latest product is the VRIZZMO Volt.http://www.vrizzmo.com/VrvanaVrvana is a Canadian VR startup based in Montreal. Vrvana makes Totem, a 3D immersive VR/AR headset with on-board cameras and a Mixed Reality Processing Unit. The company was founded by gamer and engineer Bertrand Nepveu in 2005. Vrvana has raised $350k.http://vrvana.com/WearalityThe Wearality team has spent five years developing patented technologies for virtual reality (VR) for the defence and aerospace industry and is applying this patented technology to consumer and commercial head wearable displays for immersive experiences. The Wearality Sky ™ is the company’s first product. It is a pair of affordable, lightweight, foldable, 3D glasses with wide a FOV that works with any 5” or 6” smartphone. The company has raised $1.7 million in funding. Wearality was founded by David Smith. The current CEO is Michael Jones, former chief technology advocate for Google. Wearality is based in Los Altos, San Francisco.http://wearality.com/Zero LatencyZero Latency is a VR startup that uses its inversion VR System to provide users with an integrated ‘Studio Experience’ to VR. Zero Latency gamers wear a backpack that houses a lightweight Alienware gaming laptop. The cables are plugged into the laptop, which communicates wirelessly with the system and other players. Users can move freely around a 400-square metre area playing virtual reality games. The founders are Tim Ruse and Scott Vandonkelaar. The Melbourne-based startup has attracted $1.08 million in two rounds of funding from one investor.http://zerolatencyvr.com/3Glasses by Virtual Reality TechnologyVirtual Reality (VR) Technology Limited focuses on the research and development of smart wearable devices for virtual reality and augmented reality. 3Glasses makes VR headsets, the flagship device being the D2 Vanguard Edition. The 3Glasses line also includes the Blubur S1 especially for gaming and the Blubur W1, an all-in-one device that offers a standalone, computer-free VR experience. VR Technology, the parent company of 3Glasses, has offices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.http://the3glasses.com/usd/showpage/VR Cameras360Heros360Heros provides a variety of 360 degree video products and services for professional producers and hobbyists to create fully-spherical and interactive content. Founder of 360Heros, Michael Kintner, has designed a 360 degree camera rig that mounts 7 GoPro cameras to produce a 360 degree image. The 360Heros services include the production and sale of 360Heros GoPro arrays (holders), on-site 360 video production, 360 video post-production and 360 video hosting. 360Heros was founded by Michael Kintner in 2011 and is based in Olean, New York.http://360heros.com/BublToronto-based Bubl has created the world’s first spherical camera, called the Bublcam. The Bublcam captures 100% of the spherical range through panoramic photos and videos. The innovative tetrahedral design allows the four 190 degree lenses to overlap capturing everything inside what the company calls a digital bubl. The Bubl is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. The startup has raised $ $4.6 million in seed funding by Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital and other strategic investors. The company was founded by Sean Ramsay in 2011.http://bublcam.com/FeelrealFeelreal has created a virtual reality mask and a helmet that lets users smell virtual environments. The devices stimulate both the olfactory (smell) and tactile (touch) senses, thereby creating the ultimate immersive experience. Feelreal has two products, the Feelreal VR Mask and the Nirvana VR Helmet. Gary Mostovoy is president and CEO of Feelreal. The company is based in Brooklyn, New York and was founded in 2014. The products are on pre-order.http://feelreal.com/GiropticGiroptic is a private electronic R&D and manufacturing company based in Lille, France and founded by Richard Ollier. The French startup makes the Giroptic, a mini 360-degree-view camera. Giroptic is a palm-sized, device with three built-in lenses for capturing 1080p HD video or stills in 360 degrees. It can be used with standard camera accessories like tripods and can also be used underwater. GIROPTIC has an international team experienced in semiconductor and visual computer design engineering and specializes in 360° vision technology. According to CrunchBase, the company received a total of $4.5 million in equity funding from seven investors in December2015.http://www.giroptic.comGoProGoPro produces the HD HERO® line of wearable and gear-mountable cameras and accessories. The company also makes the GoPro Odyssey, consisting of an array of 16 GoPro Hero4 Black cameras for professional virtual reality content creators. The company was founded in 2003 by Nick Woodman and is headquartered in San Mateo, Canada. GoPro is a publicly listed company.http://www.gopro.comHypeVRHypeVR is a cinematic live action virtual reality technology company that delivers ultra-high quality 3D footage. HypeVR’s proprietary system consists of 14 Red Dragon, 6k Video Cameras rig-mounted to capture a 360 degree field of view. The system also employs a Velodyne LiDAR scanner, capable of capturing up to 700,000 points of 3D depth information every second at a range of up to 100M. This ultra-high resolution capture results in very high quality digital image. HypeVR’s patent-pending capture method is camera agnostic. The CEO and co-founder of HypeVR is Tonaci Tran. HypeVR was founded in 2015 and is based in San Diego, Los Angles.http://hypevr.com/Lucid VRLucid VR makes the LucidCam, a stereoscopic 3D camera that captures the world as you see and hear it. The 180 degree wide-angle lenses enable an active view and special audio enhances the experience. Stereoscopy (3D imaging) is used to capture immersive images and videos which are viewed through virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift or a mobile phone with a Google Cardboard. The Lucid app allows anyone with a Google Cardboard to share videos and images. The company has raised $100k from one investor. Based in Sunnyvale, California, the company was founded in 2014 by Han Jin.http://lucidcam.com/Lytro ImmergeLytro, a light-field camera startup, makes the Lytro Immerge, an end-to-end VR hardware and software solution for professional storytellers. The system comprises a camera, (configurable dense Light Field camera array), a server for storage and processing, a light field editor and a light field video playback engine for leading VR headsets and platforms. The company was founded in 2006 by Dr. Ren Ng, whose research in light field photography won best PhD dissertation in computer science at Stanford in 2006 as well as the internationally recognized ACM award. Lytro has raised around $50 million from amongst others Andreessen Horowitz. The company is based in Mountain View, California.https://www.lytro.com/MatterportMatterport is a 3D media technology company that uses computer vision and 3D sensor technologies to capture interiors and other environs in 360 degrees. It makes and sells The Matterport Pro 3D Camera. Matterport is also investing in developing the software layer that stitches images together into VR. In addition the company is working on mobile VR solutions that will allow users to use their smartphones to capture anything in 3D. Matterport applies its technology to the real estate, retail, construction management, hospitality and insurance industries. The company, based in Mountain View, California, was founded by Matt Bell, Dave Gausebeck and Mike Beebe. The company has raised $56 million in five rounds from 16 investors.http://matterport.com/MechdyneMechdyne Corporation offers large-scale visualization and audio-visual technology for a range of industries worldwide. Based in Marshalltown, Iowa, Mechdyne is a privately held global company with a presence in more than 50 countries. Mechdyne was founded in 1996 by Dr. Chris Clover. Products include the Mechdyne CAVE™, Mechdyne’s CURV™ technology, a wrap-around imaging, and TGX Remote Desktop software amongst others.http://www.mechdyne.com/NokiaNokia makes the OZO virtual reality camera. It’s a professional-level device capable of recording its surroundings in 360-degree spherical video. The OZO was conceptualized for professional content developers. The camera captures stereoscopic 3D video and spatial audio through eight synchronized shutter sensors and integrated microphones to a 500GB solid state drive that can hold up to 45 minutes of footage. The OZO can also be used to record and broadcast live sporting events and live performances. Nokia is a multinational communications company based in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in 1865 and went public in 1994.https://ozo.nokia.com/Purple Pill VRPurple Pill VR produces cinematic VR content, and creates powerful tools and resources to help other producers do the same. Purple Pill VR developed its own 360° stereoscopic 3D camera system and unique post-production workflow. The company’s hyper-realistic video content can be viewed via virtual reality headsets using the company’s proprietary 360° video player applications. The company offers a cinematic VR and 360º filmmaking crash course online. Purple Pill VR is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and was founded by Nik Kraakman and Thierry Pul in 2014.http://www.purplepillvr.comSulon TechnologiesSulon Technologies in an augmented reality company based in Toronto, Canada. Sulon makes an HMD called, the Cortex, an augmented virtual reality headset that offers an untethered experience. All rendering and processing hardware is in the device. The wireless, wear-and-play device transforms any physical space into a dynamic augmented environment, allowing users to step into worlds adapted to their surroundings. Sulon Technologies was founded in 2012 by Dhan Balachand.http://www.sulon.com360Heros360Heros provides a variety of 360 degree video products and services for professional producers and hobbyists to create fully-spherical and interactive content. Founder of 360Heros, Michael Kintner, has designed a 360 degree camera rig that mounts 7 GoPro cameras to produce a 360 degree image. The 360Heros services include the production and sale of 360Heros GoPro arrays (holders), on-site 360 video production, 360 video post-production and 360 video hosting. 360Heros was founded by Michael Kintner in 2011 and is based in Olean, New York.http://360heros.com/VR Haptic DevicesDexta RoboticsDexta specializes in hand VR interaction and hand force feedback. The company makes Dexmo, a consumer-friendly hand exoskeleton for use in VR. Dexta Robotics holds a U.S. patent and four Chinese patents on their haptics technology. Aler Gu is the founder and CEO of Dexta Robotics. He is a roboticist and a researcher from University of Cambridge.http://dextarobotics.com/KAT WALKChinese virtual reality startup KAT makes the KAT WALK, an omni-directional treadmill that lets users physically explore worlds in virtual reality. KAT has raised $1million in a round of angel investment led by Unity Ventures. Last August the company ran a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, raising $149,278 USD. KAT was founded in 2013 by Kay Pang (CEO), Kyle Wang (CTO) and Kevin Pan (CSO). KAT is based in Hangzhou, China.www.katvr.com/MiraisensMiraisens, a Japanese company, has developed a motion controller with 3D haptic feedback. The technology allows users to experience the presence of virtual objects as if they existed physically. The company was co-founded by CEO Natsuo and KODANorio NAKAMURA in 2014 as a spin-off of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and is based in Tsukuba, just outside of Tokyo.http://www.miraisens.com/NullSpace VRNullSpace VR is a startup formed at the Rochester University Robotics Club. NullSpace is developing an upper-body haptic suit and gloves that will allow users to feel virtual worlds. The suit has 32 ‘vibration pads’ situated in the chest-based harness, fingers of the glove and straps on the arms. The startup was formed in 2015 by co-founders Morgan Sinko (CEO), Lucian Copeland (CFO) and Jordan Brooks (CTO). No known funding rounds. NullSpace is based in New York.http://nullspacevr.com/Tactical HapticsTactical Haptics was founded by Dr. William Provancher in 2013. The objective of this company is to commercialize Reactive Grip™ touch feedback, which was originally developed at the University of Utah. Used in combination with the Oculus Rift, Reactive Grip™ touch feedback brings a new level of interaction and immersion to consumer virtual reality. Tactical Haptics is based in San Francisco.http://tacticalhaptics.comMotion Capture & Sensing HardwareARTART is a leading manufacturer of high-end optical tracking systems for virtual and augmented reality. ART stands for Advanced Realtime Tracking. Founded in 1999 and located near Munich, Germany, ART offers a variety of tracked input devices, such as Flysticks and Fingertracking, particularly designed for virtual reality applications. ART also provides a dedicated solution for optical tracking inside multi-sided projection systems.http://www.ar-tracking.com/AutonomousAutonomous designs and manufactures everyday smart products like the SmartDesk and the Personal Robot. The company also makes the Teleport VR Kit that lets users capture and relive the best moments of their lives through the power of virtual reality technology. The kit consists of a Teleport VR Camera and a Teleport VR Headset. The kit can be ordered from Indiegogo. The company is located in New York, California, China, and Vietnam.https://www.autonomous.ai/teleport-vr-kitCyber Glove SystemsCyber Glove Systems is a leader in data glove technology and offers sophisticated hand-centric 3D motion capture solutions. The company’s products include four different data glove solutions and the VirtualHand Software Development Kit (SDK). The products allow users to capture detailed finger, hand, and arm movement in virtual reality, allowing users to interact with digital objects in the virtual environment. Established in 1990, the company is based in San Jose, California. The CEO is Faisal Yazadi.http://www.cyberglovesystems.com/Intellect MotionIntellect Motion is a VR company based in Singapore. The company developed Hapto, an intuitive controller for virtual reality. Hapto is a hand-held controller that allows you to explore virtual reality through natural and intuitive gestures. The controller is compatible with Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. Intellect Motion was founded by Alex Khromenkov in 2015.http://hapto.me/Neuron PerceptionNoitom makes a small, versatile, adaptable and affordable motion capture system called Perception Neuron. Noitom was co-founded in 2011 by mechanics, software, robotics and sensor engineering experts Dr. Haoyang Liu and Dr. Tristan RuoLi Dai. Noitom is based in Beijing. The company received $25 million in equity funding from two investors.http://noitom.comOptiTrackOptiTrack is the largest motion capture provider in the world. The OptiTrack product line includes motion capture software and high-speed tracking cameras, as well as contract engineering services. The motion capture technology is used by facilities worldwide in a variety of markets ranging from film and games to sports training and biomechanics. The privately held company was founded in 1996 and is based in Corvallis, Oregon.https://www.optitrack.com/PhaseSpacePhaseSpace has developed the Impulse X2 System, a new generation 3D optical motion capture system designed to be affordable for small companies, universities and individuals, making it financially feasible for a single artist or researcher to own and use. Privately held, PhaseSpace was founded in 1994 by Tracy McSheery. The company has developed motion capture solutions for the research, entertainment, defence, sports and medical fields as well as education. PhaseSpace sells its motion traction software and hardware worldwide. Clients include UC Berkeley, Boeing, Eden Games, Honda, Lockheed Martin and others. The company is based in San Leandro, California.http://www.phasespace.com/PrioVR by YEI TechnologyYEI Tehnology, based in Portsmouth, Ohio, uses high-performance inertial sensors to provide 360 degrees of low-latency, real-time motion tracking without the need for cameras, optics, line-of-sight, or large, awkward equipment. PrioVR’s sensors are placed on key points of the body to capture movements and translate them on-screen in real-time. The PrioVR bodysuit is wireless and comes in three versions, the Core, the Lite, and the Pro. Paul Yost is co-founder of the privately held company.http://www.yeitechnology.comSolitonSoliton Technologies LLC is a technology company focused on the development of wireless motion capture sensors that can be used in an array of different applications including medical, sports, entertainment and gaming. The company is a partnership between IKOVE Venture Partners, the Ohio State University and the Inventors Dr. Furrukh Khan and Jessie Zhao. The company has developed the SolitonReach, an affordable, completely wireless, small, lightweight and long battery life motion capture device worn on the forearm and biceps. Solitonreach integrates with desktop and mobile virtual and augmented reality systems to interact with the virtual world. Soliton is based in Columbus, Ohio.http://www.solitonreach.com/The Virtualizer by CyberithCyberith GmbH is an Austrian start-up company headquartered in Vienna with offices in Redwood City, California. Cyberith has developed the Virtualizer, a virtual reality device that allows the user to walk through any kind of virtual environment in real-time. It does so by combining a revolutionary low-friction principle and high precision sensors with a special mechanical construction, resulting in a new form of omni-directional treadmill. The Virtualizer solves one of Virtual Reality’s key problems – how to move through and unlimited virtual space in a limited real world space. The company was founded in February 2014 by Tuncay Cakmak and Holger Hager. Cyberith has raised $1.24 million in two funding rounds.http://cyberith.com/Thalmic LabsThalmic Labs developed the Myo, an armband that provides gesture control by reading muscle movements. Through Myo users can wirelessly control their computers, phones, and other digital technologies. Thalmic Labs was co-founded by mechatronics engineers Stephen Lake (CEO), Matthew Bailey and Aaron Grant in 2013. The company is based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.https://www.thalmic.com/en/myouSenseSan Jose-based uSens, Inc. provides inside-out, 26DOF hand and 6DOF head position tracking technologies for augmented and virtual reality experiences. uSens Impression Pi is a new generation mobile AR and VR HMD. uSens has raised $26.7 million in three rounds from 14 investors. uSens was founded by Yue Fei, Anli He and Chris Shi in 2013.www.usens.comVuzixVuzix is a leading developer and supplier of smart glasses and video eyewear products in the consumer, enterprise and industrial markets. The company makes personal display devices that offer users a portable high quality viewing experience. Vuzix holds over 41 patents and has 10 additional patents pending. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a Nasdaq-listed company with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan. In January 2015, Vuzix received a $24.8 million investment from Intel Corporation to accelerate the introduction of Vuzix next generation wearable display products to the consumer market.www.vuzix.comSource