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RealWear: Assisted reality - saving time and lives on the frontline

RealWear: Assisted reality - saving time and lives on the frontline

FromThe Third Angle


RealWear: Assisted reality - saving time and lives on the frontline

FromThe Third Angle

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“A lot of people think about RealWear as giving superpowers to frontline workers.”Technology has become integrated into every aspect of the way we work. But what if you work in a job where your hands are tied doing other things, like operating machinery or climbing to the top of a radio tower? Checking an iPad, or dialling into Zoom becomes a little more challenging!And that’s where Assisted Reality and RealWear’s incredible suite of head wearables comes in. Realwear devices are easy to clip on to hard hats, baseball caps or PPE and provide an easy-to-use interface similar to a smartphone which is powered entirely by voice. This provides a range of workers with tools to access additional information and enhance their work without them having to down tools. For example, construction workers are able to see the temperatures of electric cables in thermal mode, and paramedics have the ability to link up with specialist doctors to advise them on the scene, all hands-free.To find out about this tech our reporter Joel Shupack visited RealWear’s HQ in Vancouver, Washington, to meet chairman and CEO Andrew Crosstowski (Chrostowski). We also hear from Brian Thompson, who heads up PTC’s CAD division. He explains why PTC’s CAD software CREO has been vital to RealWear.Find out more about RealWear here.Find out more about CREO here.Your host is Paul Haimes from industrial software company PTC. Episodes are released bi-weekly. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for updates.Third Angle is an 18Sixty production for PTC. Executive producer is Jacqui Cook. Sound design and editing by Ollie Guillou. Location recording by Hannah Dean. And music by Rowan Bishop.
Released:
May 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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