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Meta Opens Project Aria to Researchers Tackling All-day AR Challenges

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Instead, the company designed the glasses to help develop the “safeguards, policies and even social norms necessary to govern the use of AR glasses and other future wearable devices.” Announced in 2020, Aria doesn’t include AR displays of any type.

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Meta Reveals Next Generation Aria Smart Glasses for Research and Experimentation

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Since then, Meta’s first-gen Aria has found its way outside of company offices; early collaborations with BMW and a number of universities followed, includingCarnegie Mellon,IIIT Hyderabad, University of Bristol, and University of Iowa,which used the smart glasses to tackle the a host of machine perception challenges.

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Meta Doubles Down on AI-Ready Ray Ban AR Smart Glasses Following EU Sales Success

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Like the Orion device, Project Aria aims to enhance research into everyday AR wearables and data-driven services. Meanwhile, the University of Iowa is utilizing the Aria framework to develop healthcare services for individuals with hearing loss.

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Ray-Ban Meta Success Signals Broader AR Market Momentum

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This feature enables all-day use of the product, transforming it from a specialised device to an everyday wearable. .” The integration with Transitions technology has proven particularly successful, with 40% of Ray-Ban Meta sales through direct-to-consumer channels now including photochromic lenses.

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What is Project Aria and What Does it Mean for Meta’s Orion Glasses?

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The Basics Project Aria, introduced by Meta in 2020 , is a research project created to help Meta develop its first set of wearable augmented reality devices. Enhance Accessibility Two additional Project Aria initiatives by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Iowa focus on accessibility. What is Project Aria?

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, TeamViewer, Vuzix

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Similar to the Orion device, Project Aria aims to enhance research into everyday AR wearables and data-driven services. Meanwhile, the University of Iowa is using the Aria framework to develop healthcare services for individuals with hearing loss.

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Meta to Leverage Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Data for Robotics, Automotive, Healthcare Use Cases

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Like the Orion device, Project Aria aims to further research into everyday AR wearables and AR-data-driven services. On the other hand, the University of Iowa is leveraging the Aria framework to create healthcare services for people with hearing loss. Currently, Meta is launching a to-market AR product via the Ray-Ban device.