 AR headset combines computer vision and wireless perception to locate a specific item that is hidden from view, and then guide the user to retrieve it. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers, edited by MIT News MIT researchers have developed X-AR, an augmented reality (AR) headset that gives humans X-ray vision. The system utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals to locate RFID-tagged items hidden from view. More: - The AR headset guides the user to the item's location through an AR interface.
- The headset verifies that the user has picked up the correct item through a feedback mechanism.
- The MIT researchers tested the X-AR headset in a warehouse-like environment and found it accurate to within 9.8 centimeters, on average.
- Users picked up the correct item with 96% accuracy.
- The X-AR headset could be helpful for e-commerce warehouse workers, manufacturing technicians, and more.
- The researchers plan to explore different sensing modalities and extend the system for use by multiple headsets.
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Carmakers like Audi, BMW, and General Motors are adopting digital twins to optimize production processes and gain efficiency and cost savings. By modeling their production lines and machines as digital twins, carmakers can predict and prevent potential failures and optimize maintenance schedules, reducing downtime and costs. More: - Audi uses Spot, a robotic dog that it developed with NavVis to create a digital twin for future production planning.
- BMW is working with Nvidia’s Omniverse platform to develop digital twins.
- Digital twins can improve product and process development by synchronizing development, allowing manufacturers to identify and solve problems upfront.
- The emerging technology can improve quality by 20%, resource efficiency by up to 40%, and shorten time to market by 20 to 30%.
- By recording and analyzing data from factory equipment, digital twins can improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and predict equipment failures.
- Renault Group aims to save inventory, delivery time, and CO2 emissions by 2025.
- Renault is creating an industrial metaverse process, including data collection and standardization, digital twin creation, tracking of supplier activities, and cloud-based analytics tools.
- Renault aims to have a fully functional metaverse to improve the electric car and powertrains processes within two years.
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 NCSoft R&D center in Pangyo. Courtesy of NCSoft Korea's NCSoft Corp. invested in U.S. hologram platform developer Light Field Lab (LFL) to secure future technologies, such as 3D and VR, to strengthen its business competitiveness. NCSoft participated as a lead investor in LFL's $50M Series B funding, and it's estimated that the company invested multi-million dollars at least. More: - San Jose, California-based startup LFL specializes in developing 3D hologram technology that can be implemented without a separate dedicated headset.
- Companies like Samsung, Verizon, and Bosch have invested in it.
- SolidLight, developed by LFL, is the highest-resolution holographic display platform, allowing natural digital objects to float mid-air without headgear.
- LFL plans to use the latest financing to accelerate the commercialization of its SolidLight systems across various enterprise and location-based entertainment applications,
- This includes its new product, "Space and Time," which allows users to interact with SolidLight holograms.
- NCSoft is pushing for a large project called "Digital Actor" and recruited a professor of deep learning at Seoul National University as its chief research officer.
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 Tangle comes with room variations. Tangle, a virtual reality (VR) startup, has raised $4M to develop its platform for remote work and collaboration for virtual teams. The funding round, led by Qualcomm Ventures, included participation from Presence Capital and Mergelane. More: - According to Tangle, the "current industry tooling for remote work is disjointed, taking a psychological toll on remote workers."
- The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend toward remote work, and Tangle aims to provide a more engaging and interactive way for remote teams to work together.
- Tangle's platform allows remote workers to collaborate and hold meetings in VR, using avatars to represent themselves and communicate via voice chat.
- The platform is compatible with VR headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 and desktop and mobile devices.
- Tangle is positioning itself as a virtual replacement for physical offices, allowing teams to connect in immersive spaces that simulate real-life environments.
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Meta reportedly plans to lay off thousands of employees in the coming weeks as the tech giant restructures to focus on artificial intelligence. The layoffs will primarily affect teams working on non-core initiatives, including VR hardware and other experimental projects, Bloomberg reported. More: - The company, formerly known as Facebook, has invested heavily in the metaverse, an immersive online world where people can interact with each other and digital objects.
- The company has also expanded its AI capabilities to improve its products and services.
- Despite the layoffs, Meta is expected to continue hiring in key areas like AI to remain at the forefront of these emerging technologies.
- Last month, Meta introduced a new language model called LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI).
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The Sandbox, a metaverse-focused platform with a monthly active user base of 201,000, has launched a new NFT collection featuring British chef Gordon Ramsay. The Hell’s Kitchen Avatar collection will feature 2,333 Ramsay Avatars, with minting set for later in March. More: - Holders of the NFTs will gain access to play games on The Sandbox using their Ramsay Avatars.
- The Ramsay Avatars will also be usable as profile pictures on The Sandbox.
- The metaverse gaming giant has hosted several global firms seeking a foothold in the Web 3.0 ecosystem, including HSBC, Warner Music, and Gucci.
Zoom Out: - SandBox has previously partnered with Snoop Dogg for an avatar collection that has recorded over $12M in trading volume.
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- A startup uses GPU-accelerated computing to help companies turn their online inventory into 3D renders that shoppers can view in 360 degrees and even try on virtually to support their buying decisions.
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 |  | Vildana is a writer, activist and university lecturer. Besides English, she is also fluent in German. You can follow her on Twitter. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. | |
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