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HELIOS
Interactive Sensorball
An industrial trackball the size of a globe, driving wall-scale content.
Read the narration
Helios is a ball you steer the world with. Roll it under your palm, and the globe or model on screen turns with you, smooth and precise.
What it is
Precision trackball for smooth topic navigation and media activation, built for heavy exhibition use with custom input mapping.
What visitors do
- Rests a hand on the control
- Turns to browse topics
- Presses to open one
- Big screens follow
Why it is useful
An industrial trackball that drives the wall.
- Explain something complex
How it responds
- LED pillars or wall
Interactive 3D experience
See it working, in five steps
Idle, input, recognition, response and result. Play the sequence, or drag to look around.
Open the interactive 3D experience to turn the model, zoom in and play the five-step sequence.
Key features
- Industrial trackball
- Wall-scale render
- Momentum physics
- Control handoff
- Rotary encoder / trackball / wheel / circular touch
Hardware and software
- Encoder or trackball module
- Microcontroller (USB HID)
- Mini PC
- Rotation to index mapping with acceleration
- Content carousel
Customisation
- Your brand, colours, logo and copy throughout
- Content in English and Arabic
- Size and layout planned for your stand or venue
- Rules, timings and prizes set to suit your audience
- Optional lead capture with the visitor's consent, sent to your team
Technical specification
Signal path
Step 1Rotate
Step 2Encoder steps
Step 3ROTATE(delta)
Step 4Carousel index
Step 5Pillars + halo
Hardware on site
- Encoder or trackball module
- Microcontroller (USB HID)
- Mini PC
- LED pillars or wall
Software
- Rotation to index mapping with acceleration
- Content carousel
- Halo LED feedback
Data it can capture
- Anonymous session id
- Interaction events
- Optional consented lead (name, company, email)
Personal data only with the visitor's consent, stored and handled as agreed with you.
If something fails
Encoder driftRe-home on idle
Pillar offlineContent reflows to remaining pillars
Components are matched to your venue, power, data and floor plan. Install, testing and on-site support by the FAIM team.
Accessibility
- Interaction points set between 0.9 m and 1.2 m where the product allows, with clear floor space for a wheelchair user
- Every spoken or audio cue has an on-screen equivalent
- High-contrast on-screen text and generous touch targets
- A staff-assisted mode for visitors who prefer not to interact directly
Who it suits
- Museums, culture and education
- Government and authorities
- Energy and industry
- Real estate and development
Where it works
- Exhibition stands
- Sales galleries
- Visitor centres and museums
Related technologies
Often paired with
FX-5466 · Tangible & Object-DrivenVELOCITYDigital Scroll WheelA scroll-wheel column with wireless LED pillars that answer every turn.
FX-9342 · Tangible & Object-DrivenHALOInteractive Touch HubA drag-to-centre touch hub that makes complex portfolios simple.
FX-2916 · Tangible & Object-DrivenMONARCHExhibition Stands & Scale ModelsMuseum-grade physical models of your assets, integrated with digital storytelling.
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