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Spotify integration is now live in Waymo’s autonomous rides across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, giving riders a way to bring their playlists along for the trip.
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Masterpiece X has released WorldEngen, an AI-native 3D scene editor that connects directly to tools like Blender, Unreal Engine, and Unity. Designed for professionals, it brings intelligent agents into established workflows to generate and refine entire scenes in real time.
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PlayCanvas, a web-first platform for building 3D applications and games, has open-sourced its Editor Frontend under the MIT license. The platform, owned by Snap Inc. since 2017, previously open-sourced its engine but kept the Editor proprietary until now.
Snap’s fifth-generation Spectacles ’24 give developers a powerful AR platform with waveguide displays, dual Snapdragon chips, spatial audio, and advanced sensors, enabling immersive, hands-free experiences built around embodied interaction, AI-driven assistance, and real-world play.
Surveys show demand for robots to handle cleaning, laundry, and cooking, but caution over cost, trust, and caregiving remains, even as experts predict 40% of household work could be automated within a decade.
Reports suggest more than a dozen new headworn devices are on the way by 2028, with nearly every major tech company in the race.
Across a decade of prototypes, provocations, and pranks, it is clear that when it comes to AR glasses, people want more say in what reaches their eyes. Whether it’s burning ads with a smartphone or blurring logos with a headset, we crave more control over our experience of reality.
Before Oakley HSTN, there was Airwave, a pair of connected ski goggles powered by Recon Instruments and built for the slopes.
From walking the floor to tuning into keynotes and side conversations, I noticed six consistent themes that clearly show where XR stands today and where it’s headed.
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Figure’s humanoid robot, Figure 02, has shifted from logistics to folding laundry, one of the most demanding dexterous manipulation tasks and a first for a humanoid robot.
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) has introduced MolmoAct 7B, a new “Action Reasoning Model” designed for controlling robots in real-world environments.
Vuzix Corporation has introduced the LX1 smart glasses, a ruggedized, purpose-built solution designed for warehouse environments.
MetAI, a Taiwan-based member of NVIDIA’s Inception program, is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse technologies into its MetGen digital twin engine. This includes USD Search microservices, which help transform standardized 2D CAD files and structured data into high-fidelity, SimReady environments
Serve Robotics and Little Caesars have launched an autonomous delivery service in Los Angeles through the Uber Eats platform. The collaboration brings Little Caesars pizzas and other menu items to customers via Serve’s self-driving sidewalk robots.
At SIGGRAPH, NVIDIA expanded its robotics development platforms with new simulation libraries, AI world foundation models, and integrations between existing tools. These updates include physically accurate simulation, data interoperability between platforms, and new models for AI reasoning.
EngineAI revealed a four-robot lineup combining precision humanoid movement, industrial-grade strength, and terrain-ready mobility.
McDonald’s is unveiling McDonaldland VR, an immersive experience set to open August 12 on Meta Horizon Worlds for Meta Quest users and as a browser-based WebXR option.
Unitree has introduced the A2 Stellar Explorer, a medium-sized, industrial-grade quadruped robot designed for demanding terrain and extended missions. Weighing approximately 37kg with batteries, the A2 can walk for over 5 hours and 20km unloaded, or 3 hours and 12.5km carrying a 25kg load.
Disney has brought the Fantastic Four’s robot sidekick H.E.R.B.I.E. out of the movies and into real life at Disneyland. For a limited time in Tomorrowland, guests can meet the superhero team and interact with the rolling, talking companion, built by Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development
The wearable pendant, called AI Wayfinding Companion, was created by a team of three, including Ian Curtis, Emma McMillin, and Jim O'Donnell, as part of a 7-day hackathon held at Niantic Spatial. It's meant to be worn as a specialized companion for navigation and environmental understanding.
Adobe announced it will discontinue its Aero application on iOS, Android, and Creative Cloud Desktop starting November 6, 2025. On that date, the app will be removed from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Creative Cloud, though existing installations will remain operational temporarily.
