Virtual reality company Daqri has debuted a brand new set augmented reality glasses at CES 2016, which grants users the ability to see objects with “x-ray vision” in what the company hopes will be a major leap forward for companies in the industrial and manufacturing businesses.
The device makes use of Intel’s RealSense 3D camera fitted into a helmet, with it allowing users to see inside the likes of pipes and various machinery, whilst also providing on-the-fly diagrams and schematics. The device, branded the Daqri Smart Helmet, can also highlight problem areas to the user, pointing out fixes that need to be made.
Though appearing at CES, the Smart Helmet is not a consumer product, with it being targeted towards industries instead. Daqri noted that several Fortune 100 companies have already tested it out in fields as far-ranging as aerospace and oil. In a quote obtained by The Guardian, the helmet’s collaborators Intel said that the Smart Helmet “is a great example of integrating advanced human-machine interface into existing devices to make something smart and solve a potential problem.”
Combining RealSense with a 360-degree sensor array, the Smart Helmet boasts an Intel Core m7 processor under the hood, along with Daqri’s computer and vision tracking system. Speaking of the device, Daqri founder and CEO Brian Mullins said: “Intel is transforming industry with its advanced technologies. Intel powers some of the world’s most impressive products and, with the addition of its latest processor and RealSense technology into DAQRI Smart Helmet, we introduce the most advanced human-machine interface to the market.”
The Daqri Smart Helmet is set to launch in the first quarter of this year.
