- Researchers have shared their amazing Meta Aria projects
- Aria is a research resource to help developers better understand AR and AI
- These projects could become Meta Orion features if we’re lucky
Meta just shared an update on their Aria AR glasses research project collaboration, and they reveal some interesting ways that the publicly available versions of their Meta Orion AR Glasses could take shape on our real life when they launch them.
Project Aria’s goal is to help software developers and researchers “better understand how to build the software and hardware necessary for AR and AI-powered glasses.” Originally an in-house operation, Meta expanded Aria’s reach to partners like BMW and various universities around the world – and what they’ve created so far shows some awesome use cases for AR glasses.
It’s worth noting that all of these tools are still in the research phase, so we’re likely still years away from packing them into a consumer-usable app – which we might will not even happen with any of these projects. But they highlight some of the ways Orion could be used, and who knows? With Orion likely years away there is still plenty of time to turn these projects into the best AR apps in the world before they launch.
1. Learning from the experts
The Matrix A series is not a dystopian situation that anyone wants to live in, but there is one aspect of that world that I’m sure most of us would like to include in our real one: the the ability to download any skill we may need.
While Orion glasses may not instantly make you a master of kung fu, or teach you how to fly a helicopter in seconds, they could help us gradually improve our skills knowing back he learned from experts.
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For their Project Aria research, the University of Bristol has been capturing data from skilled people – from chefs, to musicians, to athletes, to mechanics – tracking their movements and how they behave moving objects to learn more about how they “interact with and change. the world to achieve their goals.”
With this understanding it’s easy to see how Orion could offer AR lessons on fixing a bike or cooking a delicious meal, going so far as to highlight the real-world object that ‘ you have to use it and shows you how to use it in real time.
2. Driving safer
Researchers at IIIT Hyderabad have used Project Aria to develop the Driver Intention Prediction Project. Using the AI ​​glasses’ external cameras, and their internal eye-tracking cameras – as well as a number of other car sensors – the team can tell where drivers are looking and importantly where they aren’t them.
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If a pedestrian walks into the street mindlessly while you’re looking in your mirror, the glasses you haven’t seen yet will see them and warn you – giving you the chance to take action. The goal of the project is to reduce traffic accidents and it is easy to see how this device could help us make safer drivers for us if Orion were to launch a version of it.
3. Increasing access
The last two Aria projects feature the accessibility credentials of the glasses. University of Iowa researchers are using Aria to help people with hearing loss by using the spec’s microphone range to help determine where a sound is coming from. This could be combined with tips on the display of AR glasses, or used in conjunction with traditional hearing aids to improve efficiency.
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Meanwhile, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used the glasses to help people with vision problems. Using the glasses’ sensors (and some external beacons) Aria could help people navigate unfamiliar environments with real-time guidance.
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These accessibility features and more are exactly how technological advances like Meta Orion could (and should) be used.
As more people get their hands on the Aria search tools I’m excited to see what other projects they’re working on, especially since hopefully Orion will have some awesome tools when it’s released. finally released to the public.
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