Introducing iARM (Intelligent Augmented Reality Model). Military grade, consumer ready…
About a year ago, Tanagram was granted its first direct (meaning we weren’t a sub-contractor) DARPA research funded program. Our goal was to improve situational awareness for soldiers deployed in contested (dangerous) cultures. During this program we proposed creating a complete server / client based architecture that responded to the program needs by providing digital augmentation of the surrounding environment. Tons of research, some prototype concepts, and a few patents later we are now cleared to share it with you.
We’ll talk more about the technology stack and client platform(s) in future posts, but for now you may read our final report.
Take special note of the appendix with the storyboard illustrating the concepts defined. It is much easier to consume than the other thirty-ish pages.
Oh… did I mention we are building it now? Yup… It’ll be a few years before it’s available at Walmart, but we’re on it.
Posted by Joseph Juhnke on May 21, 2010
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4 Comments on Introducing iARM (Intelligent Augmented Reality Model). Military grade, consumer ready…
By Andrew Soep on May 21, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Absolutely brilliant. Not only for the “cool factor” that this is bringing movie and video game geeks dreams to reality, but because this has the potential to truly help keep our soldiers prepared and safe on the battlefield.
If only you could figure out a way to apply this tech to planning out your next project!
By Joseph Juhnke on May 21, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Thanks Andrew! We’re planning on releasing an open source version of the client app for exactly that type of solution. Start thinking it out now!
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