Prague-based eVTOL producer Zuri not too long ago showcased their design for a 5-seater eVTOL on the Dubai Air Present by way of augmented actuality. Zuri’s show, powered by a pair of AR glasses, was the one AR presentation on the present and allowed viewers to expertise their new design with an unprecedented stage of immersion. (Video)
The AR expertise follows an earlier VR one on the ,AERO Present Friedrichshafen, inserting the Zuri design throughout the house and permitting events to stroll round and “look inside” the digital blueprints. The night time earlier than the present formally opened, Zuri took half within the Unique eVTOL Insights “Behind closed doorways” occasion as a part of their efforts to recruit collaborators on their hybrid design, which is designed to have a variety of over 700 km.
Michal Illich, CEO of Zuri, expressed the corporate’s imaginative and prescient and stated, “The launch of AR in Dubai represents the subsequent chapter in presenting our innovation. Constructing on the success of our VR simulator, we’re proud to showcase the potential of augmented actuality. However our predominant focus stays within the bodily world – in flight assessments of our largescale, 11-meter demonstrator and continued assessments of subscale fashions. Our collaboration with specialists and traders is a vital step in direction of the belief of our imaginative and prescient of a singular hybrid electrical plane that pushes the boundaries of sustainable aviation.”
The mixture of drone know-how and augmented actuality isn’t something new- hearken to our latest podcast highlighting the potential of augmented actuality helmets to help in first-responder drone operations right here.
Extra info on Zuri and their eVTOL designs is obtainable right here.
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