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2May/16Off

How Augmented Reality Will Impact Labs

Apprentice Field Suite, a company based in Jersey City, N.J., was displaying a series of smart glasses geared towards manufacturing professionals. The company works with a variety of partners like Microsoft, Epson Moverio, and Vuzix to infuse augmented reality software into these gadgets.

Three apps serve as the operating core of these devices:

  • Tandem: users of the glasses activate this program to essentially perform troubleshooting initiatives from remote locations. Real time information appears within your field of vision so you can quickly conduct inspections or train employees and cut down on travel costs or miscommunication.
  • Manuals: Hand gestures and voice commands will help you pull up a number of important documents stored in one location. The core of this app is to prevent expensive errors from occurring as a result of out-of date paperwork or careless attention to documentation.
  • Gauge: Turn this app on to track any potential safety issues. People wearing the glasses can take pictures or capture video of malfunctioning equipment/dangerous conditions. The goal is to fix costly errors before they happen.

R&D Magazine tested these glasses out at the show. The devices are not a distraction. They sit comfortably when you put them on. There’s no delay when you give the programs the different voice commands and hand gestures.  Graphics like warning notifications and lab schematics appeared on screen in perfect detail without becoming distracting.

There are a slew of inherent risks that can arise in laboratory settings, but Apprentice Field Suite Co-Founder Angelo Stracquiano explained to R&D Magazine the crux of these glasses:

“By far, the practical benefit is to do things with more accuracy. Being able to have this information and make informed decision hands-free will help achieve that goal.”

 

See the full story here: http://www.rdmag.com/articles/2016/05/how-augmented-reality-will-impact-labs

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