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"Augmented Reality" For the Assembly Line
silkySlim writes "EETimes has a short article about a combination data goggles and earpiece device to replace big manuals and reduce training time for assembly line workers. 'In one possible scenario, a technician with data goggles bends over the engine block of a luxury car and removes the covering. He is receiving instructions through an ear piece telling him what to do next while his data goggles mark the screws and bolts on which he must next place his tool.' Apparently, it's already in use by several automotive companies. There's some additional papers also available."
Tank, I need to know how to fix a Lexus IS300, now!!!
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THE GOGGLES! THEY DO NOTHING!
Now if only these came with a bedroom module then maybe I'd know what to do when I found a girl in my bed.
I'm about to augment my reality with 1.5L of really cheap vodka.
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I cant what to see what happens when someone hacks into this system. I expect to see some cars reminiscent of my early childhood efforts with mecanno.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
I look at a crowd of women and it gives me stats and percentage success rate with different "targets".
I then talk to her and up pops up witty and appropate comments.
I then start making out with her and then I get a Blue Screen of Death/Seg Fault.
"Excuse babe, I need to Google something."
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
Sure its definately cool, but its scary too. Imagine directions being constantly spoken into your ear as you perform your job.
Ah, so augmented reality is like my mother-in-law riding in the back of my car? Yeah, that IS scary.
What's your damage, Heather?
It makes me wonder, when this technology is going to enter the field of medicine? I don't think I am ready for a physician with a Dell box strapped to his head..
Harpo Tunnel Syndrome--my wrist feels funny.
Your working habbits will adapt to service us.
Resistance is feutile.
Spell checkking is futile.
Preppare to surrender your dictonaries.
Note that you could implement a clever hack job that would make all the employees fabricate say.. a giant lexus-branded steel penis. Since they've been reduced to following step by step operating codes, this taking over of worker directives would probably not be noticed until the very end. Likewise, corporate espionage could in the future consist of stealing the proper meme-program (obligatory ref: snow crash) to whatever missle tech is currently trendy. This is a consequence of further removing the worker from the means of production.
Peharps you've never noticed the term Human Resources?
dollar70 does have a point though. somthing like this means that you can gather an even lower level of unskilled labor, expanding the resource pool.
and on a creepier (funnier?) thought, suppose you could recieve updated instructions from your manager/ supervisor on the fly. Does anyone else have an image of somone sitting at their computer, clicking on a real-time layout of their production floor, selection someone wearing this gear, and moving them to another project? If that happens, would we have to say funny things if the click on us repeatedly?
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