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Doctors in Jerusalem use augmented reality for robotic spinal surgery

08/29/202308/28/2023 Sam Lambert

Surgeons from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center used extensive tech for the complex procedure. Doctors from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC) in Jerusalem used a combination of augmented reality and robotics to complete a complex spinal surgery on a 25-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department following a serious injury during a workplace fall. The patient was diagnosed with a paralysis-risking unstable spinal fracture. The hospital’s trauma team diagnosed the patient and one of the hospital’s neurosurgeons, Dr. Cezar Mizrahi conducted an assessment and concluded that the…

Augmented reality allows a dead pianist to give a final performance

07/28/202307/27/2023 Julie Campbell

The experience was meant to be an immersive way for Ryuichi Sakamoto to play for an audience again. Ryuichi Sakamoto, a Japanese composer, died in March at 71 years old but was still able to give a final concert recently through the use of augmented reality technology. This tech made it possible for the composer’s digital avatar to perform a piano concert for 50 minutes. The audience was able to experience the concert in augmented reality using the Magic Leap 2 AR headset. Interestingly, Sakamoto isn’t the only artist to…

AR glasses from BMW to improve motorcycle road safety

07/14/202307/13/2023 Stephanie Beck

The automaker is using the wearables with a heads-up display, keeping a driver’s eyes on the road. Though AR glasses have been marketed mainly for entertainment purposes until now, German automaker BMW has a different focus for the wearable technology it is designing. BMW is creating its smart goggles for motorcycle riders to wear to improve their overall safety. BMW’s ConnectRide Smartglasses project is focused on AR glasses with a heads-up display specifically for motorcycle riders. This will provide them with helpful information such as the current speed, the bike’s…

Volkswagen and Microsoft launch augmented reality glasses project

05/24/202205/23/2022 Sam Lambert

The companies are working to use the HoloLens 2 to bring AR into the driving experience. Volkswagen and Microsoft have announced that they will be collaborating on a HoloLens 2 augmented reality glasses project that will bring the experience right into a driver’s own vehicle. The idea is to provide a holographic display of relevant information right when the driver needs it. The augmented reality glasses project would bring technology closer to being able to provide information such as traffic conditions, weather reports, shopping recommendations and highlights of points of…

IRS looks to augmented reality for digital user experience improvements

08/20/202108/19/2021 Stephanie Beck

The Internal Revenue Service wants to use AR to overlay relevant information on existing forms. The IRS has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) with the intention of using augmented reality (AR) to help boost the digital user experience for Americans using mobile devices. The goal is to let Americans use technology they already have to make existing forms clearer. The IRS’s draft RFP suggests that the government agency is looking for augmented reality solutions it can apply to existing forms. In that way, contextual support information can be…