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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

TechCrunch VR

To Bharani Rajakumar , the founder of Transfr , the dilemma of displaced workers is the perfect use case for virtual reality technology. Transfr leverages virtual reality to create simulations of manufacturing-plant shop floors or warehouses for training purposes. Most notably, though, is Transfr’s recent work in Alabama.

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Instagram’s Kevin Systrom Talks Virtual Reality

VRWorld

Kevin Systrom, co-founder and CEO of Instagram recently talked about Virtual Reality and working with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook in Bloomberg’s Studio 1.0. The name of the project came through Kevin’s love for Bourbon and other spirits, mostly from Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee. ” concluded Systrom.

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BRINK Traveler – the Photogrammetry-Based AR and VR App Brings the World Close to You

ARPost

The VR version is available in the Oculus store (for both Quest and Rift ), as well as on Steam. Alabama Hills. The users will benefit from a virtual guide narrating and teaching interesting facts about each location. They can explore it in-depth and interact with various parts of the respective landmark. ?. White Pocket.

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2018 Highlights: Award-winning VR gloves, global customers, and a growing team

HaptX

We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. Later in the year, Destin invited us to show off our new HaptX Gloves Development Kit with other YouTube stars in Huntsville, Alabama at the first-ever ThinkerCon. We also demoed to astronauts at NASA.

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