Anduril and Meta Develop Smart Glasses for Military Warfare with Eye-Tracking Drone Control
Defense tech company Anduril partners with Meta to create augmented reality headsets for military use.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewDefense technology company Anduril is collaborating with Meta to develop advanced augmented-reality headsets for military applications. These smart glasses will allow soldiers to control drone strikes using eye-tracking and voice commands. This technology aims to enhance battlefield capabilities by providing soldiers with intuitive control over military assets. The project is led by Quay Barnett, a former Army Special Operations Command officer, now a Vice President at Anduril. This initiative highlights the growing integration of cutting-edge consumer technology, like AR, into defense systems
- Anduril is a defense-tech company prototyping augmented-reality headsets for the military.
- Meta is collaborating with Anduril on this project, bringing its expertise in AR technology.
- The smart glasses will enable soldiers to order drone strikes using eye-tracking and voice commands.
- Quay Barnett, a former Army Special Operations Command officer, leads this effort at Anduril.
- The technology aims to integrate advanced AR capabilities into defense systems for enhanced battlefield control.
Anduril Industries is an American defense technology company founded in 2017. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, it specializes in developing autonomous systems for military applications, including drones, sensors, and software platforms. Its goal is to transform military capabilities through advanced technology.
Meta Platforms Inc., commonly known as Meta, is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 2004 as Facebook, it changed its name in 2021 to reflect its focus on building the metaverse. Meta is a leader in social media, virtual reality, and augmented reality technologies.
Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real world are 'augmented' by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory.
Exams often test on new technologies in defense, collaborations between tech companies and military, and the applications of AR/VR in various sectors.
Think 'AR-MY' for Augmented Reality in Military. Anduril and Meta are making AR glasses for the army.