Daqri acquires 1066 Labs to power its augmented reality smart helmet
Augmented reality smart helmet company Daqri announced today that it had acquired 1066 Labs, a leading head-mounted display manufacturer focused on serving enterprise clients with augmented reality solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2007, 1066 Labs manufactures a variety of “see-through components” for head-mounted displays and has worked on implementing its tech with “advanced consumer electronics start-ups, Fortune 500 companies and Formula One dynasties” according to a company bio.
It also appears that several of the executives from 1066 Labs, which had offices in Hastings, UK and Redmond, WA, have made the move to Daqri, including 1066 Labs CEO David Hayes who is now serving as EVP at Daqri.
See the full story here: http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/01/daqri-acquires-1066-labs-to-power-its-augmented-reality-smart-helmet/