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

If you didn’t think our 3-episode-a-week release schedule was dizzying enough, welcome to the XR for Business Podcast’s 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!

This 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’s new feature on the Note 10.

• NASA has used Microsoft’s 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’s 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’s 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: check 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