AR HEADSET COMBINES COMPUTER VISION AND WIRELESS PERCEPTION TO LOCATE A SPECIFIC ITEM THAT IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW, AND THEN GUIDE THE USER TO RETRIEVE IT. CREDIT: COURTESY OF THE RESEARCHERS, EDITED BY MIT NEWS
MIT researchers have developed X-AR, an augmented reality (AR) headset that gives humans X-ray vision.
The system utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals to locate RFID-tagged items hidden from view.
- The AR headset guides the user to the item's location through an AR interface.
- The headset verifies that the user has picked up the correct item through a feedback mechanism.
- The MIT researchers tested the X-AR headset in a warehouse-like environment and found it accurate to within 9.8 centimeters, on average.
- Users picked up the correct item with 96% accuracy.
- The X-AR headset could be helpful for e-commerce warehouse workers, manufacturing technicians, and more.
- The researchers plan to explore different sensing modalities and extend the system for use by multiple headsets.
