Virtual reality has transformed design process for robotic floor-cleaners at Tennant
After Tennant figured out how to keep its plants open during the pandemic, it had a second problem to solve.
May 29, 2025
0
24
Consumer & Gadgets
Page 15: Research news on AI wearables
AI wearables encompass body-worn devices such as smart glasses, haptic garments, e-textiles, earbuds, and neural or neuromotor interfaces that integrate sensing, computation, and feedback to mediate human–computer interaction. In extended reality contexts, these systems support embodied interaction, accessibility for blind, deafblind, and motor-impaired users, and novel modalities for communication, navigation, and education. Research spans perception and embodiment in virtual and mixed reality, social acceptability and adoption, and application domains from cultural heritage and tourism to workplace safety and battlefield control.
Consumer & Gadgets
Five things to do in virtual reality—and five to avoid
Open-heart surgery is a hard thing to practice in the real world, and airplane pilots cannot learn from their mistakes midair. These are some scenarios where virtual reality solves really hard problems, but the technology ...
May 28, 2025
0
63
Engineering
Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today's cars, and tomorrow's
Few weekends send more people on long car journeys than Memorial Day Weekend, with AAA estimating as many as 39 million people hitting the road this year. But unfortunately, motion sickness could make those trips uncomfortable ...
May 22, 2025
0
32
Electronics & Semiconductors
Self-positioning microdevices with circularly polarized luminescence enable adaptable 3D display
A research team has developed an adaptable three-dimensional (3D) display panel using circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) devices. Their research is published in Science Advances, and was led by Prof. Zhuang Taotao and ...
May 19, 2025
0
46
Machine learning & AI
Escape rooms are fun, and they could also help make VR and AR effective tools for education and AI
Over the last few years, virtual and augmented reality have become increasingly popular in education, but there is still a central, lingering question: How can students learn with this technology?
May 15, 2025
0
41
Automotive
Inside this 'virtual reality arena,' Stellantis aims to build a better car factory
Deep inside the sprawling Chrysler Technology Center is a metal structure equipped with sensors that Stellantis NV engineers call their "virtual reality arena."
May 15, 2025
0
23
Electronics & Semiconductors
Wearable haptics get thinner: A flexible haptic patch lets you feel the virtual world
As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies rapidly evolve, the demand for more immersive, multisensory experiences grows alongside them. Among the key frontiers is tactile feedback—the ability to physically ...
Consumer & Gadgets
MotionBlocks remaps VR controls, enabling enjoyable gameplay for people with mobility challenges
A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo have created a method that makes virtual reality (VR) more accessible to people with mobility limitations.
May 5, 2025
0
28
Electronics & Semiconductors
Deafblind people to understand live conversations thanks to e-textiles technology
Thousands of people who are born deafblind will understand live conversations for the first time thanks to new research into smart textiles being developed by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
Apr 30, 2025
0
39
Consumer & Gadgets
Transforming aircraft maintenance with augmented reality
In the dynamic world of aviation maintenance, precision, quickness, and meticulous documentation are essential. Maribeth Gandy Coleman, director of research and a Regents' Researcher in Georgia Tech's Institute for People ...
Apr 28, 2025
0
35
