Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are the subsets of technology that we keep hearing about. While we know VR is basically entering a virtual world, AR, on the other hand, layers the virtual world on top of the physical world. From modeling to design and placing virtual products in the physical space, AR is used in a variety of tasks.
Scaleup Oculavis, that’s based out of Aachen, Germany, has come up with an AR based approach to simplify customer service in the manufacturing industry. It also won the first prize at the EIT Digital Challenge in the Digital Industry category. The EIT Digital Challenge is a competition organised by Europe’s leading accelerator, EIT Digital, to identify innovative ‘deep tech’ scaleups of the continent.