Category Archives: Industrial AR

Mirage HMD Augmented Reality System

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

The HMDs are here! The HMDs are here! Okay, maybe it’s not that exciting, especially when you realize that the Mirage from Arcane Technologies is not a stylish pair of glasses or even some retro steampunk goggles outfitted with AR HMD gear. The … Continue reading →

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Maxcware AR Glasses Project

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

A few months ago Staffan Dryselius made a splash on Team Hack-a-Day with his DIY data glasses. Since then he’s been working with a team to improve his design and would like to form a larger partnership with anyone interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, digital singularity, Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, HMD, innovation, outdoor AR, Staffan Dryselius, the digital sea, vuzix | 3 Comments

The Augmented How-To Guide

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

While the narrator voice harkens back to old 50s ‘Technologies of the Future’ videos, the actual content IS actually from the future. As much as I’d love to have this technology in my Toyota plant, I just can’t see making … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, VVT | 3 Comments

Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2009

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The year 2009 has been an important milestone in the development of augmented reality as an important future technology. While markers and marketing campaigns captured the early interest of the year, the bigger story was the porting of augmented reality to … Continue reading →

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HMD System at Daimler AG

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Head-mounted displays are the killer hardware that augmented reality needs to break free from “magic lens” smartphone technology. SAP TV shows us an industrial application concept at a Dailmer AG plant. The part stocker is using an HMD with augmented reality … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, digital singularity, Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, Daimler AG, future-technology, HMD, Industrial AR, Neo Business Partners, SAP, SAP Research, teXXmo GmbH | 1 Comment

ISMAR09: Manufacturing Discussion

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

ISMAR09 Sympsium & Expo is right around the corner and I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be not only attending ISMAR09, but I will be presenting during the Manufacturing section on Monday and joining the panel discussion as a representative of Toyota. I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Around the ARNet

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

This past month the specter of augmented reality, which in the past had been mostly research papers and speculation, has slowly been turning into real products. With a nice long three day weekend to relax, I thought I’d reflect on … Continue reading →

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Will BMW Augmented Reality Glasses Really Work?

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

For some reason this augmented reality video from a couple of years ago is making the rounds again on various blogs and even Gizmondo is reporting it as fresh news. Since its resurfaced, as a fellow car engineer for Toyota, … Continue reading →

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Pachube

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

In all the hubbub about celebrities dying the last few weeks, I somehow missed that Pachube started a blog about their work. Okay. I really wasn’t distracted by the celebrities, but we do have a new source for AR information … Continue reading →

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Immersion’s Cubtile 3D Multitouch Device

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The following video from Immersion R&D shows the manipulation of a 3D object using their Cubtile device. I’m not particularly keen on the cube because it seems more like a prop out of a bad science fiction movie rather than … Continue reading →