Since Microsoft introduced the HoloLens augmented reality glasses, We have seen little about the development of this new service that has nothing to do with virtual reality glasses that have been coming to the market since the beginning of the year. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive have already launched their highly anticipated virtual reality glasses and Sony will do so soon, in October.
The augmented reality offered by Microsoft HoloLens allows many businesses and companies carry out simulations on situations in which they can find themselves on a day-to-day basis, so that once they have to face the problem in real life, they know exactly how they can proceed. One of the companies that is betting the most on this technology is NASA.
NASA has once again relied on Microsoft HoloLens, its development kit and augmented reality software to begin create the design for the new Rover to be shipped to Mars in 2020. NASA is using augmented reality glasses to simulate the surface with an app called OnSight, but it's not the only one. In addition, the aerospace firm is also making use of another application called ProtoSpace to help create the design of the transport vehicle.
Currently the Microsoft Hololens development kit is available only to developers and is priced at $ 3.000. Some companies are already working on the applications that they will offer in combination with these glasses, but NASA is not the first or the only large company that is using this augmented reality system for very specialized jobs such as the construction of wind stations, oil construction, mineral excavations ...
Using the HoloLens to study the surface of Mars will help NASA to know exactly the type of terrain that you will find yourself in the area where you plan to send the new Rover, to prevent it from getting stuck again as it happened in the last mission.