⊲ LIAA ⊳ Swiss startup nordfen AG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with "Drone Force Europe" to develop drone simulation technologies in Riga. Nordfen, which originated from the ETH Zurich...
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Pilots, Racers, Now Job Simulators
⊲ Yahoo News Canada ⊳ Tech billionaire Mark Cuban says the "next great AI application" will be a job simulator, allowing future workers to train for careers the way pilots and race car drivers...
3D Depth Sensing Reshapes Global Industries
⊲ MarketsandMarkets ⊳ MarketsandMarkets reports the global 3D sensor market will grow from USD 8.26 billion in 2026 to USD 21.45 billion by 2032, a CAGR of 17.2%. The technology, which captures...
Omniverse Libraries Let AI Build Simulations Faster
⊲ NVIDIA Newsroom ⊳ NVIDIA has expanded its Agent Toolkit with Omniverse libraries that allow AI agents to prepare 3D assets for simulation by handling physics, sensor modelling and validation. The...
3D Printing Cuts Simulator Production Costs
⊲ VoxelMatters ⊳ Wraith Systems has expanded production of its F-35 desktop Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick pilot training system by adopting 3D printing, raising output to 75 units each month while...
Major Change in Aviation Training and Simulation
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has introduced a new regulatory framework for flight simulation training devices, moving from fixed types and levels to a...
A Decade On: Revisiting the Simulation Singularity
Spotlight by Andy Fawkes "Will there be a world where the simulation may be just as good as the real world?" That's the rather grand question I put to a lunchtime crowd at London's Digital...
Educational Design Beats Immersion
⊲ Cureus ⊳ US Researchers tested a new model for judging how well virtual reality, augmented reality and handheld ultrasound training work together in medical education. Forty one students finished...
Potential Civil-Military AR Crossover
⊲ Road to VR ⊳ Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril and Oculus, has revealed a prototype pair of compact augmented reality glasses believed to be under development at Anduril, claiming they deliver...
Terrain Tool Gains LiDAR Improvements
⊲ Remograph ⊳ Remograph, based in Linköping, Sweden, announced the release of Remoscape v1.5, its tool for generating 3D landscapes for realtime visualisation. The update brings improved LiDAR...
HLA Bridge to Learning Ecosystems
⊲ Yet Analytics ⊳ Yet Analytics, a leader in the Experience API (xAPI), Learning Record Store (LRS) technology, has released Federate xAPI, an open source tool that lets High Level Architecture...
Smart Glasses Banned from Court Buildings
⊲ syracuse.com ⊳ New York's Court System will ban smart glasses and other recording eyewear from all court buildings starting 20 July. Video and photography have long been barred from courthouses,...