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Meta has announced the Aria Gen 2, the second generation of sensor-equipped research glasses.
The first generation of glasses was released in 2020. It is equipped with many sensors, but no display. The glasses were not prototypes or commercially available, but were only for research purposes.
With Project Aria, Meta wanted to know what data future AR glasses would need to collect about their environment in order to perform useful functions. Meta also used glasses to gather egocentric data (information from the perspective of human subjects) to train AI to one day understand the environment and provide context-sensitive support to wearers in their daily lives.
The Project Aria doesn’t have a display, and the same can be said for the second generation glasses that were announced yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjzo2on_ooi
The meta lists several features that distinguish Aria Gen 2 from Aria Gen 1.
The cutting edge sensor suite: The upgraded sensor suite includes RGB cameras, 6DOF slam cameras, eye tracking cameras, spatial microphones, IMUS, barometers, magnetometers, and GNSS (satellite navigation). Compared to its predecessor, the Aria Gen 1, New Generation introduces two innovative sensors embedded in Nosepad. It is a PPG sensor for measuring your heart rate and a contact microphone for distinguishing the wearer’s voice from the bystander’s voice.
Ultra-low Power and Device Machine Perception: Slam, eye tracking, hand tracking, and voice recognition all use Meta’s custom silicon to handle the device.
Easy to use all day: The Aria Gen 2 Glass can be used continuously for 6-8 hours, weighs approximately 75 grams and allows for foldable arms to be folded.
Audio interaction: Users get audio feedback via best-in-class open earth force cancel speakers, allowing prototyping of user-in-the-loop systems.
Glasses will be used by Meta over the next few years to advance the “long-term research vision.” Meta will also make glasses available in academic and commercial labs, just like its previous generation. Examples of research projects made possible by Aria Gen 1 can be found in the Meta blog presentation.
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Meta will announce when Aria Gen 2 will be available to partners in the coming months. Researchers can register their interests using online forms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txmw_geowtm
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