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Very good robot sidekick helped assemble a remote-controlled plane

Mashable VR

At the University of South Carolina , a robot helped a human build a remote-controlled airplane. The upcoming study seeks to determine whether human preferences can be effectively transferred to robots in order to complete an assembly task.

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Remote-controlled mobile vending machine comes to you

Mashable VR

The company behind other remote-controlled devices unveiled the concept Friday with plans to roll out in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Santa Cruz, CA, and South Carolina and Missouri, along with London in the coming months.

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Flight Simulator ‘X-Plane 11’ Now Natively Supports SteamVR Headsets

Road to VR

Developers at the South Carolina-based Laminar Research previously added beta VR support late last year, although the studio now says that all of the default fleet (minus the SR-71) is VR-ready. Image courtesy Laminar Research. Feel free to try other aircraft but be aware they may have limited functionality & use.”

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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. With its technology partner, Be Pro Be Proud is debuting a mobile tour which gives students access to multiple VR training scenarios that cover a range of skilled professions.

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Can AR Streamline Warehouse Work?

ARVR

For example, its Florence, South Carolina warehouse facility is stacked to the ceiling with hundreds of MRI parts from dozens of component suppliers. They then locate the desired item and confirm the order using voice or touchpad controls on the side of the glasses. This makes its warehousing operations quite complex.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

Road to VR

Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

VRScout

The custom “ Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor ” VR experience begins with you standing in a newly designed flagship Zaxby’s restaurant, but soon a Big Z mascot emerges from the floor, enticing you to get creative with your hand-controllers. 29 – South Carolina vs. Tennessee. Texas State. 24 – Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt.

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