Meet Bobby, the 3D-Scanned Teddy Bear (XR News 8/15/19)

Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 8:24 a.m.

If you didn\u2019t think our 3-episode-a-week release schedule was dizzying enough, welcome to the XR for Business Podcast\u2019s new weekly news rundown! The space is evolving so fast, Alan is devoting a few minutes each week just to talk about the newest, most interesting use cases hitting the trades!\n\n\n\nThis week, XR is taking us everywhere, from the surface of Mars, to ritzy Audi showrooms, to the svelte form of Bobby, a teddy bear 3D-scanned in real-time by Samsung\u2019s new feature on the Note 10.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNASA has used Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens AR system to design its 2020 Mars rover.The U.S. Army bought 100,000 HoloLens headsets to study how AR can help soldiers get ready for battle.Walmart, Amazon\u2019s rival, is testing new store managers with AR exercises.Boeing uses AR to guide workers who build and service planes. So does Airbus.Google has revived its Google Glass project for enterprise applications.RealWear, a startup based in Vancouver, Wash., recently raised $80 million for a head-mounted AR system that\u2019s designed for the workplace.Snap is raising another $1B with a focus on acquiring and building more AR technology into the platform.Samsung showed off their new Note 10 with full 3D capture, rigging and animation capabilities:\xa0check out my LinkedIn post.Osso VR partnered with UCLA to do a Surgical Training Study Showing VR Beats Traditional Training by 130%Audi, Unreal Engine & Mackevision introduce a new digital showroom in Web3D, VR and AR