AR and VR Industry News

Meta AI Glasses Updates at Meta Connect 2026 Span Muse, Hearing Enhancement and Dolby Atmos Capture

September 23, 2026

In XR News What’s the story? Meta announced a set of updates for its AI glasses at Meta Connect 2026, from work to bring Muse, its personal AI agent, to … continue reading

Meta Unveils VR Glasses Weighing 100 Grams, Launching Spring 2027 for $1,300

September 23, 2026

In Virtual Reality News What’s the story? Meta has announced its new Meta VR Glasses, a 100-gram VR device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Reality Elite processor, with a separate compute … continue reading

Unity Launches Unity Simulation Pro in Early Access for Robotics Simulation

September 23, 2026

In Robotics News What’s the story? Unity has launched Unity Simulation Pro in Early Access, a supported robotics simulation package that helps developers import, simulate and iterate on robotics systems … continue reading

Skyworth XR to Showcase Ego-Centric Data Capture Solutions for Embodied AI at IROS 2026

September 23, 2026

In Robotics and XR News What’s the story? XR hardware manufacturer Skyworth XR will show its head-mounted and wrist-mounted ego-centric data capture systems for embodied AI at the IROS 2026 robotics … continue reading

Niantic Spatial Signs MOU With Singapore Land Authority to Evaluate National Visual Positioning System

September 22, 2026

In XR News What’s the story? Niantic Spatial has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore Land Authority to evaluate the technical feasibility of building Singapore’s “first Visual Positioning … continue reading

Rokid Launches AIUI Studio Agentic AI Development Platform for its AI Glasses

September 21, 2026

In Augmented Reality News What’s the story? Rokid has launched AIUI Studio globally, a browser-based agentic AI platform for building spatial AI applications that run on its Rokid AI Glasses, … continue reading

Proteus Labs Partners with Avantis Education to Add Mixed Reality Science Experiments to ClassVR Xcelerate

September 21, 2026

In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News What’s the story? Proteus Labs’ mixed reality science lab has been selected for Avantis Education’s ClassVR Xcelerate headset and EduverseSTEM platform, bringing hands-on … continue reading

Snap Showcases SPECS AR Glasses and Announces SPECS Intelligence AI Service

September 17, 2026

In Augmented Reality News What’s the story? Snap has showcased its SPECS augmented reality glasses at an event in LA this week and announced SPECS Intelligence, an AI service that … continue reading

ENGO Announces engo3 Cyclist AR Smart Glasses for Road and Gravel Cyclists

September 15, 2026

In Augmented Reality News What’s the story? ENGO has announced the engo3 Cyclist, a cycling version of its engo3 heads-up display glasses that places training data in the rider’s field … continue reading

Lumus Signs Manufacturing Agreement With Crystal-Optech for Geometric Waveguides

September 10, 2026

In XR News What’s the story? Lumus has signed a manufacturing agreement with Chinese precision-optics manufacturer Crystal-Optech, which will produce its geometric waveguides for AR eyewear. Why it matters Crystal-Optech … continue reading

FORVIA HELLA Invests in Distance Technologies to Develop Mirrorless 3D AR Head-Up Display

September 10, 2026

In Augmented Reality News What’s the story? FORVIA HELLA has invested in Finnish startup Distance Technologies and partnered with it to develop a mirrorless 3D augmented reality head-up display for … continue reading

Avantis Education Launches EduverseSTEM VR/AR Suite for STEM Students

September 10, 2026

In Virtual Reality News What’s the story? Avantis Education has launched EduverseSTEM, a virtual and augmented reality STEM suite for students aged 11 to 18 carrying over 500 experiences under … continue reading

SimX Adds Two Nursing Curricula to Its VR Healthcare Training Platform

September 8, 2026

In Virtual Reality News What’s the story? SimX has launched two nursing curricula that use its “Autonomous Simulation” approach, in which students complete VR scenarios independently, without instructor moderation. Why … continue reading

Optima Partners With Arthur to Bring Immersive Learning Content Onto AI-Powered Spatial Platform

September 4, 2026

In Virtual Reality News What’s the story? Optima has partnered with Arthur, a provider of an AI-powered spatial platform, to integrate AI more deeply into its immersive VR lessons for … continue reading

TDK Acquires OQmented Assets to Strengthen Smart Glasses Display Business

September 3, 2026

In Augmented Reality News What’s the story? TDK Corporation has acquired assets from OQmented, a Germany-based developer of MEMS-based laser beam scanning and display technologies, folding them into its AR … continue reading

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