As Augmented Reality tools and systems evolve, some people think it will become ever more intertwined with VR since they share alike purposes, allowing us to easily switch between the two digital kinds of experiences. But, first, we need some new internet infrastructure virtually replicating the real world, which we can use both to anchor AR objects, e.g. advertisements, and to help robots move autonomously within urban spaces. London-based startup Scape is currently developing accurate to the millimeter 3D maps generated from billions of photos of major cities, among which there are London, Paris, and Tokyo. The solution will enable us to move through augmented environments and to actually begin the next chapter of digital innovation. At the heart of emerging technologies, including AR, there is Artificial Intelligence which is often surrounded by lots of misconceptions. In an article appeared on Forbes, Dr. Ahmed El Adl, warns business leaders against implementing intelligent systems without clearly understanding them because it could do more harm than good to the business’s overall performance.
As far as hardware is concerned, the biggest news of the month is about the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System on HoloLens headset, that will provide assistance in training as well as on the battlefield. Since the project involves at least other 13 companies providing different types of technologies, from sensors to thermal imaging, Army efforts might push forward AR systems for consumers and business as well. A new version of the headset, the HoloLens 2, has been showcased, along with many others, at the latest Hannover Messe, one of the biggest trade fair for industrial innovation held in Germany.