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Virtually an Education: AR/VR for the Classroom

EON Reality and University of Siena add AR/VR into the curriculum.

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UK Doctors Use HoloLens to Reduce Exposure to COVID-19

Microsoft HoloLens is being used to remotely transmit critical information on coronavirus patients.

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ViveX Adds 7 New Enterprise VR Startups to the Collective

HTC Vive continues to foster growth in its most promising sector.

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Augmented Reality Is Used in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

The AR system could revolutionize surgical practice.

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VROOM Combines Mixed Reality Avatars and Robots

Microsoft wants people-sized avatars to come to work as telepresence robots

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Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses Certified for Knee Replacement Surgery

Startup Pixee using computer vision, deep learning and augmented reality to aid surgeons.

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Porsche Is Using Augmented Reality for Remote Assistance

Local dealership technicians connect hands-free to specialists for help.

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Low-Cost Power Efficient Haptic Device for VR Invented at Carnegie Mellon

Haptic feedback developed by innovative string placement, Leap Motion and rachet mechanisms.

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Recommended Resources

Research Report - How AR and VR Will Help Your Construction Firm During COVID-19 and After

Limits placed on how many workers can gather at a job site vary, but these physical distancing directives can be overcome with augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) technology. AR and VR can transport key people to any job site, opening up the site and allowing more people to be on-site virtually, without requiring travel or risky physical interaction.

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White Paper - The Value of Augmented Reality in Manufacturing Technology

By augmenting the information, data, images, skills, or experience that workers can access in real time through smart phones, tablets, or smart glasses, manufacturers can increase worker productivity by an order of magnitude.

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White Paper - Enabling Display Measurement within Augmented & Virtual Reality Headsets

This paper discusses the challenges of near-to-eye display (NED) measurement to ensure the quality of devices such as virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed reality (MR) headsets. It introduces Radiant's integrated AR/VR Lens solution, and outlines the solution's advantages for evaluating human visual experiences in NED applications.

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Research Report: Augmented Reality for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

The term Industry 4.0 denotes a cluster of technologies that’s poised to fundamentally reshape manufacturing and bring about a new industrial revolution. These include 3D printing (AM), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and mixed reality technologies, more commonly known as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

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