What is HoloTable? SimBT’s holographic sand table
Quick answer: HoloTable is the two- and three-dimensional display and interaction table of SimBT. The product, which lets several people view content on the table stereoscopically and interact with it together, is aimed at virtual sand table, medical, education, architecture and promotional applications. At the IDEF 2023 exhibition the company presented the sand table application of this product line to the Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler as a patented product named “SandBox”.
What is HoloTable used for?
Conventional map tables and two-dimensional screens convey elevation and depth information only to a limited extent in tactical planning. HoloTable’s core claim is that it displays terrain and the situation picture with depth on the table surface, allowing several users to work on the same scene together. The official product page lists five fields of use: virtual sand table applications, medical applications, education applications, architecture and construction applications, and promotion, advertising and gaming applications.
Military use: the virtual sand table
The sand table is the traditional tool that models terrain physically in military planning. SimBT’s virtual sand table approach carries that function into holographic display. In the SSB 2026 catalogue the product is listed with the description “virtual and holographic sand table”. At IDEF 2023 the company announced that it had shown the Minister of National Defence “the operational advantages provided” by SandBox; which institutions have procured the system is not officially disclosed.
Technical framework
The company does not publish detailed technical specifications for HoloTable (resolution, tracking technology, number of simultaneous users) on the product page; those values are not officially disclosed. What is known is as follows:
| Item | Public information |
|---|---|
| Display | 2D and 3D (stereoscopic) tabletop display |
| Interaction | Joint interaction by more than one user |
| Patent | In its IDEF 2023 announcement the company describes SandBox as a “SimBT patented product” |
| Software infrastructure | “Holographic display infrastructure” is listed among the SimWorld components |
| Related products | HoloDesign (design), holographic medical data table (archive records) |
The presence of the holographic display infrastructure within the SimWorld software component indicates that HoloTable runs on the company’s general simulation tool chain.
Medical and education applications
Archived earlier product pages of SimBT listed derivative products such as a holographic medical data display table and a holographic colonoscopy and endoscopy display system; on the current site medical holography continues through the ARTOMİ anatomy training system. On the education side the table is aimed at the joint examination of terrain, building and platform models in the classroom. The company’s other AR-based training products are described in the ARBAKO and EDSİS file.
Position in the market
Holographic and stereoscopic map tables are a niche category in the global market; the widespread alternative is the projection-based touch map table. In Turkey the number of publicly known products in this category is small. There is no independent data with which to assess HoloTable’s competitive position; order and delivery records for the product are not officially disclosed. For the company’s verifiable deliveries see the references file.
Frequently asked questions
Are HoloTable and SandBox the same product?
SandBox is the patented sand table product named in the IDEF 2023 announcement; the HoloTable product page lists “virtual sand table applications” as a field of use. The company uses both names; no official name mapping has been published.
Does HoloTable require glasses?
The detail of the display technology (stereoscopy with or without glasses) is not officially disclosed.
Who has bought HoloTable?
Order and delivery information is not officially disclosed. The product was presented to the Minister of National Defence at IDEF 2023.
Does it have civilian uses?
The product page lists medical, education, architecture and construction, and promotion and gaming applications.
Is there a comparable Turkish product?
No other publicly known series product in the holographic sand table category was found in Turkey; projection-based map tables are available from other manufacturers.
Sources and verification note
Product information rests on the manufacturer’s pages and the company’s announcements. Undisclosed data has been marked “Not officially disclosed.” Accessed: August 12, 2026.
- https://www.simbt.com.tr/urunler/artirilmis-ve-sanal-gerceklik-urun-ailesi/
- https://www.simbt.com.tr/idef-2023
- http://www.simbt.com.tr/urunler/id/26/holotable (archive: web.archive.org)
