Microsoft's AR Ambition Meets Reality as US Soldiers Experience Nausea and Headaches
Microsoft’s AR goggle test program with the US Army has hit some bumps, with soldiers reporting headaches and nausea.
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Microsoft’s AR goggle test program with the US Army has hit some bumps, with soldiers reporting headaches and nausea.
U.S. soldiers using Microsoft Corp.’s new goggles in their latest field test suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” including headaches, eyestrain and nausea.
Microsoft's high-tech HoloLens headsets were recently tested by the U.S. Army, which found that they have significant flaws that soldiers say "would have gotten us killed," according to reports.
U.S. soldiers who have tested a custom version of Microsoft’s HoloLens goggles have reported experiencing “mission-affecting physical impairments,” according to multiple reports.
The problems found in the testing in May and June were outlined in a 79-page report. The Army marked it “Controlled Unclassified Information” to prevent public distribution, but Bloomberg News obtained a summary.