MIT researchers enable X-ray vision

Superman now has the researchers in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (with the X-ray vision. They named a pair of virtual reality goggles they’d developed “XAR” It can locate objects that are out of the wearer’s field of vision. This comes from a recent post paper Outside.

Instead of X-rays, scientists use them radio frequency signals. These can cut through common materials such as cardboard, plastic, or wood. Glasses recognize objects behind them using the so-called RFID Tags. This stands for “Radio Frequency Identification” and is used in retail as an alternative to bar codes for tracking items.

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“Our goal with this project was to create an augmented reality system that allows you to see things that are not visible — things that are in boxes or around corners — and […] Seeing the physical world in a way that was not possible before. Fadel Adibprofessor of electrical engineering and computer science and lead author of the paper.

The way the glasses work is simple: to track an object, it must be selected on the user interface of the augmented reality glasses. The device then tracks the respective RFID tag, displays the object on the interface and finally directs the user to it. If it snaps, the glasses recognize whether or not it’s the right thing. the Shooting From the system, according to scientists, on average 96 percent.

The application is not only in the trade

The X-AR is primarily developed for retail, warehouse or mail order businesses. This is where RFID tags are usually used. However, the researchers are convinced that the applications of this type of technology go much further than that. For example, X-AR could help authorities in the future rescue measures supports.

The X-AR prototype was developed as an addition to Microsoft HoloLens developed. According to scientists, the technology can also be transferred to other headphones.