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HAPTIC Technology will make you sensing a hug from your friend through a video call

Sensing a hug from your friend through a video call with him/her may become a reality soon. A joint-research team consisted of scientists and engineers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Northwestern University in the United States has developed a skin-integrated virtual reality (VR) system, which can be controlled and powered wirelessly. The Read more about HAPTIC Technology will make you sensing a hug from your friend through a video call[…]

Highly immersive simulation visual, auditory and haptic feedback for sailors training

The Sailors file into the room, their weapons ready and their adrenaline flowing. They operate as a team in a seamless manner. Their mission: to secure an active-shooter situation and apprehend the holographic perpetrator. Commands are given to the shooter, within the augmented-reality (AR) headset. The shooter surrenders, and the Sailors’ mission is accomplished. The Read more about Highly immersive simulation visual, auditory and haptic feedback for sailors training[…]

Exposure therapy in virtual reality

Arachnophobia is the technical term for the fear of spiders. Approximately 3.5 to 6.1 percent of the population suffer from this phobia. Exposure therapy is the most common form of treatment. However, 60 to 80 percent of arachnophobes do not receive any therapy because of a lack of services. Others simply cannot bear the terror Read more about Exposure therapy in virtual reality[…]

Porsche make investment in future technology: Holographic augmented reality head-up display

Porsche has invested in WayRay; the up-and-coming technology start-up from Zurich develops and produces holographic augmented reality head-up display technologies and is working on seamlessly integrating virtual objects into the driving experience. Porsche has bought into WayRay as a strategic lead investor during the current Series C funding round. The total value of the financing Read more about Porsche make investment in future technology: Holographic augmented reality head-up display[…]

Industry 4.0: safety glasses off, data glasses on!

Safety helmets with built-in microdisplays and multifunction data glasses will soon monitor production lines, advise workers of dangers, and display storage locations. The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP is developing OLED microdisplays and sensors as the foundation for intelligent data glasses in the sectors of medicine, vehicle production, entertainment, Read more about Industry 4.0: safety glasses off, data glasses on![…]

Augmented Reality to provide surgical expertise into the battlefield when it is most required

Purdue University researchers have developed a unique approach that allows experienced surgeons and physicians around the world to help less-experienced doctors in war zones, natural disasters and in rural areas perform complicated procedures. “The most critical challenge is to provide surgical expertise into the battlefield when it is most required,” said Juan Wachs, Purdue’s James A. Read more about Augmented Reality to provide surgical expertise into the battlefield when it is most required[…]

Researchers develop visual information system for the hearing-impaired

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a visual communication system for hearing-impaired employees in logistics. Data glasses display information relevant to the work process in the employee’s field of view. Augmented Reality, which unites the real and virtual worlds, has long been a research focus area at the TUM Chair for Materials Read more about Researchers develop visual information system for the hearing-impaired[…]

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How ordinary consumers could reliably verify the operation of systems by using human senses

Many new applications aim to make information systems and machines identify their users and take their individual needs and emotions into account. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd studied how ordinary consumers could reliably verify the operation of systems by using human senses. In the future, machines and AI systems will have a deeper Read more about How ordinary consumers could reliably verify the operation of systems by using human senses[…]

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A new augmented and virtual reality research center

The University of Washington is launching a new augmented and virtual reality research center — funded by Facebook, Google, and Huawei — to accelerate innovation in the field and educate the next generation of researchers and practitioners. The $6 million UW Reality Lab, funded with equal contributions from the three initial sponsors, creates one of the Read more about A new augmented and virtual reality research center[…]

A new effort combining advanced augmented reality (AR), haptic feedback and real-time 3D visualization technologies

In a collaboration designed to connect people more naturally with digital experiences, technology pioneers Meta Company, Ultrahaptics and ZeroLight today announced a new effort combining advanced augmented reality (AR), haptic feedback and real-time 3D visualization technologies. The three companies have created a holistic technological encounter, combining three of the five senses to redefine human interaction Read more about A new effort combining advanced augmented reality (AR), haptic feedback and real-time 3D visualization technologies[…]

First Augmented Reality Platform for Both Commercial and Recreational Drone Activities

DroneBase, the world’s largest drone platform, today launched AirCraft, the first Augmented Reality platform for both commercial and recreational drone use. The new AR technology allows pilots of any skillset to use their drones to create, edit, and share objects in the sky. AirCraft will first launch in beta and integrate into the existing DroneBase Read more about First Augmented Reality Platform for Both Commercial and Recreational Drone Activities[…]

HondaLens™ use the power of augmented reality (AR) for highlight new technology features

Debuting at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, the HondaLens™ experience utilizes the power of augmented reality (AR) to walk users through the history of the Honda Accord and to highlight prominent features of the all-new 10th-generation Accord. The digital world produced for Honda and created by Spinifex Group and George P. Johnson is viewable Read more about HondaLens™ use the power of augmented reality (AR) for highlight new technology features[…]