# Gesture Recognition Projects Google's Project Soli Imagines the Future of UI for Objects By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-06-02 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-soli References: [digitalbuzzblog](http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/google-project-soli-radar-powered-interaction-sensors-future-of-ui/) & [youtu.be](https://youtu.be/0QNiZfSsPc0) Project Soli from [Google's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facial-gesture-control) ATAP is an exploration of how hands and fingers can be used to control ordinary devices without a touchscreen. The technology at work is a new high-tech micro radar sensor, which redefines what it means to own a piece of [wearable technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-emg-wristband). This chip is so small, it can be embedded into objects in place of a button; imagine being able to pinch your fingers together to make menu selections or rub your fingers to activate scrolling. This is the same kind of technology that is used to track cars, planes, satellites and other big objects—but now it's being used in reverse to track tiny micro-movements. Google's Project Soli asks a question that will lead the future of UI design: how can [manual movements of the human hand](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-wearable-controller) be utilized by the virtual world? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Gesture Recognition:** The exploration of using manual movements of the human hand to control devices without a touchscreen presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in user interface design. - **High-tech Micro Radar Sensor:** The development of a small micro radar sensor that can be embedded into objects in place of buttons opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in wearable technology. - **Virtual World Interaction:** The use of manual movements of the human hand to interact with the virtual world creates potential for disruptive innovation in UI design for objects. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Wearable Technology:** The use of a high-tech micro radar sensor to control devices presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the wearable technology industry. - **Consumer Electronics:** Gesture recognition technology has the potential to disrupt the consumer electronics industry by revolutionizing the way people interact with devices. - **UI/UX Design:** The implementation of manual movements of the human hand as a user interface opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of UI/UX design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wearable Input Device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picoring.md) - [Human-Computer Interaction Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tech-at-meta.md) - [Gesture-Controlled Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spatial-touch.md) - [Intuitive Gesture-Control Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactigon-skin-wearable-mouse.md) - [Touch-Free Screen Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchnetix.md) - [Touchless Interaction Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phantomy-software.md) - [Motion-Tracking Ring Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suite-of-technological-tools.md) - [Hand-Tracking Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palmplug.md) - [Facial Gesture Control Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facial-gesture-control.md)