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Rokid Unveils AR Spatial Glasses at IoT Solutions World Congress 2025
Rokid has launched AR Spatial, its latest augmented reality glasses, which combine lightweight hardware with enterprise-grade features in a compact
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How This Next Wave of Computing Will Upgrade You
If you listen closely, you can hear a new shift is upon us. This time, our digital experience is moving out from behind the screen. The era of Spatial Computing is upon us, and it is set to reshape our lives even greater than the previous waves of computing before it.
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Apple Brings Live Captions and Visual Assistance to Vision Pro and Apple Watch
Apple has announced new accessibility features for its Vision Pro headset and Apple Watch. Users can magnify their surroundings on Vision Pro using the device’s front-facing camera. The headset will also add VoiceOver, describing on-screen content and visual elements.
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Purdue and Apple Launch Spatial Computing Hub with Apple Vision Pro
Purdue University is launching a new spatial computing hub in Fall 2025, teaming up with Apple and building it around the Apple Vision Pro. The hub will drive research, hands-on learning, and partnerships with industry, especially in semiconductors and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Niantic Brings Its Virtual Pet to Meta Quest 3 Users Worldwide
Niantic has officially launched Hello, Dot worldwide on Meta Quest 3. It’s a free experience within the Peridot platform that brings Dots—digital pets—into a mixed-reality setting, moving play beyond the mobile screen.
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Hugging Face Adds D-Fine Model for Lightning-Fast Object Detection
Hugging Face has added D-Fine, a real-time object detection model family, to the Transformers library. Contributed by Vladislav Bronzov, D-Fine delivers strong detection performance focusing on speed and flexibility.
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Cornell Framework Teaches Robots from a Single Demonstration Video
A Cornell research team has developed a new training method for robots that relies on a single demonstration video. The approach, named RHyME, addresses a common challenge in robotic learning
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Meta Launches AssetGen 2.0 to Power Next-Gen 3D Creation
Meta has introduced AssetGen 2.0, its latest tool for generating complete 3D assets from simple text or image prompts. The system combines two models—one for producing detailed 3D meshes and another for adding production-ready textures—to streamline asset creation for creators.
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Zappar Launches Mattercraft AI Assistant for No-Code 3D and AR Creation
Mattercraft has launched an AI assistant, currently available in a limited beta. This assistant helps users build 3D experiences more efficiently within the Mattercraft platform.
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Meta AI’s Locate 3D Locates Objects from Natural Language Prompts
Meta AI’s Locate 3D helps computers understand simple instructions like “the dresser in the hallway” and pinpoint where that object is in 3D space. Instead of relying on detailed 3D models or human markup
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Study Shows Robot Gender Presentation and Facial Design Shape Customer Choices
Researchers at Penn State investigated how visual traits in service robots influence customers' responses to suggestions. In one study with 239 participants, robots were visually coded as male or female using color. Women were more inclined
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Amazon Debuts Vulcan, Its First Tactile Robot for Fulfillment Centers
Vulcan, Amazon's latest robotic system, introduces a sense of touch to automate the complex process of picking and stowing items in its fulfillment centers. The robot uses an end-of-arm tool with force sensors, paddle-like grippers, and a vision-guided suction cup to manipulate objects