Tag: augmented reality hard hat

Technology

AR hard hat maker Daqri expands leadership, including hire of former SpaceX exec

We went nearly a year without much news from Daqri, the tech company behind a new hard hat equipped with augmented reality technology. But in the last few months the company has made a few interesting moves. The latest is the expansion of its leadership team with some notable hires, according to a report from […]

February 11, 2016

Technology

Daqri unveils updated version of Smart Helmet augmented reality hard hat with improved processing power

Weeks after announcing a collaboration with Topcon in order to integrate the device with that company’s positioning solutions, augmented reality company Daqri has revealed the next generation of its Smart Helmet. Maybe the most notable difference with the design of this new Smart Helmet, a hard hat with a “4D” visor that overlays data and media […]

January 11, 2016

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Daqri collabortating with Topcon on development of Smart Helmet augmented reality hard hat

Topcon has announced a new collaboration on a hard hat equipped with augmented reality for construction. And you might remember the hard hat in question here. Last year, we reported on the Smart Helmet, a new piece of wearable technology designed with construction and other industrial uses in mind. Made by augmented reality company Daqri, […]

December 8, 2015

Technology

Daqri’s Smart Helmet is a hard hat that fills a worker’s vision with useful data based on surroundings

The photo above is not a still from the next Tron movie. It’s a hard hat equipped with Google Glass-like augmented reality features that a company called Daqri hopes construction firms and the industrial market will embrace. Daqri calls it the Smart Helmet and says it was “designed with the industrial work place in mind.” And while […]

October 9, 2014