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Does anyone know of cases in "logistics, to manufacturing, to field services" where this is being used? I'm not being skeptical, I just hadn't heard of this and

by vlunkr 7y ago

Does anyone know of cases in "logistics, to manufacturing, to field services" where this is being used? I'm not being skeptical, I just hadn't heard of this and it seems interesting

DanFeldman 7y ago
IIRC, some jets/planes were being repaired by mechanics equipped with Google Glass. It would help out by bringing up schematics while the technicians were doing their thing on the plane. But it was a very fluffy article that seemed more native advertising than content.
hangonhn 7y ago
My doctor wore Glass when I had an appointment with her. It was part of some experiment or trial being run at the medical center where I'm a patient. She asked for my permission first. This was at least a year or two ago.
- jacquesm 7y ago
  I'd turn right around, even when asked for permission. Too creepy to describe, a doctor has absolutely no business pointing a camera at people unless there is a very specific reason for it.
  - VvR-Ox 7y ago
    +1 It's stupid enough your medical data has to be on a windows machine most of the times.
  - IggleSniggle 7y ago
    Why is everyone so ridiculously focused on the camera? I've never cared about the camera. I want a cheap HUD, even if the controls are hand-operated instead of creepy-computer-vision-operated. Most of the Glass projects I saw were HUDs, not vision-aware HUDs.
    - jacquesm 7y ago
      > Why is everyone so ridiculously focused on the camera? Because possibly recording someone you are facing in ordinary circumstances is more than just a little bit rude.
      - IggleSniggle 7y ago
        So don’t record people? And/or cover your Glass camera with tape like everyone does with their webcams. In the context of the comment chain, I am perplexed about why everyone seems to saying that the primary utility is from the camera, when that seems clearly secondary in utility to the HUD
Klathmon 7y ago
I could see tons of options in the logistics space! Even just as a display that you don't need to hold with your hands would improve things a lot in my opinion. A typical 3pl is taking in a trailer, scanning cartons and sorting/stacking/palletising/moving cartons all over the warehouse. I used to write software that would allow people to scan those cartons and it would tell them what to do with it. Unfortunately a device in your hand takes up a hand that can be used to move the box. A finger laser scanner combined with a "head mounted display" like glass would be a gamechanger and could really speed things up and reduce lost or misrouted cartons. There are other options, but they all have drawbacks. Fully-automated scanner/sorters are crazy expensive and often jam/clog or drop/destroy cartons, plus they require costly integration with 3pl software to run. Scanners can be mounted to the backs of your hands, but they are then cumbersome to use and aim, and often they need to be removed or put down anyway when doing anything complicated. Simple scanning can be done currently with finger-mounted laser scanners and audio cues, but that only gives you a few options (a few tones to signify "good scan", "bad scan", etc...), and if the worker needs to stop to pick up and look at a phone, you are losing time and breaking the flow of the worker. A head mounted display means you can get detailed information literally while moving the box to the correct spot. And even if they cost $2000 per person, it's still significantly cheaper than a fully automated system, and the 3pl can only get a few if they want and still see benefits. I really wanted to experiment with Glass or any number of "augmented reality" headsets when I was at that job, but sadly the company was acquired by a large corporation and almost instantly all ability to try new stuff went out the window and I quit.
- ktpsns 7y ago
  > A finger laser scanner [...] would be a gamechanger and could really speed things up and reduce lost or misrouted cartons. Full ACK. Recently stumbled over https://www.proglove.com/ https://www.proglove.com/ which is in fact a gread ingredient. I whish to have such devices as an end user for reasonable money (for various inventarisation purposes). Maybe that's something we will have in ~10 yrs. The hardware still seems way to expensive.
  - Klathmon 7y ago
zone411 7y ago
Some companies doing it are listed on their Partners page, such as Ubimax or Picavi: https://www.google.com/glass/partners/ https://www.google.com/glass/partners/

by vlunkr 7y ago

Does anyone know of cases in "logistics, to manufacturing, to field services" where this is being used? I'm not being skeptical, I just hadn't heard of this and it seems interesting

DanFeldman 7y ago

IIRC, some jets/planes were being repaired by mechanics equipped with Google Glass. It would help out by bringing up schematics while the technicians were doing their thing on the plane. But it was a very fluffy article that seemed more native advertising than content.

hangonhn 7y ago

My doctor wore Glass when I had an appointment with her. It was part of some experiment or trial being run at the medical center where I'm a patient. She asked for my permission first. This was at least a year or two ago.

jacquesm 7y ago
I'd turn right around, even when asked for permission. Too creepy to describe, a doctor has absolutely no business pointing a camera at people unless there is a very specific reason for it.
- VvR-Ox 7y ago
  +1 It's stupid enough your medical data has to be on a windows machine most of the times.
- IggleSniggle 7y ago
  Why is everyone so ridiculously focused on the camera? I've never cared about the camera. I want a cheap HUD, even if the controls are hand-operated instead of creepy-computer-vision-operated. Most of the Glass projects I saw were HUDs, not vision-aware HUDs.
  - jacquesm 7y ago
    > Why is everyone so ridiculously focused on the camera? Because possibly recording someone you are facing in ordinary circumstances is more than just a little bit rude.
    - IggleSniggle 7y ago
      So don’t record people? And/or cover your Glass camera with tape like everyone does with their webcams. In the context of the comment chain, I am perplexed about why everyone seems to saying that the primary utility is from the camera, when that seems clearly secondary in utility to the HUD

Klathmon 7y ago

I could see tons of options in the logistics space! Even just as a display that you don't need to hold with your hands would improve things a lot in my opinion. A typical 3pl is taking in a trailer, scanning cartons and sorting/stacking/palletising/moving cartons all over the warehouse. I used to write software that would allow people to scan those cartons and it would tell them what to do with it. Unfortunately a device in your hand takes up a hand that can be used to move the box. A finger laser scanner combined with a "head mounted display" like glass would be a gamechanger and could really speed things up and reduce lost or misrouted cartons. There are other options, but they all have drawbacks. Fully-automated scanner/sorters are crazy expensive and often jam/clog or drop/destroy cartons, plus they require costly integration with 3pl software to run. Scanners can be mounted to the backs of your hands, but they are then cumbersome to use and aim, and often they need to be removed or put down anyway when doing anything complicated. Simple scanning can be done currently with finger-mounted laser scanners and audio cues, but that only gives you a few options (a few tones to signify "good scan", "bad scan", etc...), and if the worker needs to stop to pick up and look at a phone, you are losing time and breaking the flow of the worker. A head mounted display means you can get detailed information literally while moving the box to the correct spot. And even if they cost $2000 per person, it's still significantly cheaper than a fully automated system, and the 3pl can only get a few if they want and still see benefits. I really wanted to experiment with Glass or any number of "augmented reality" headsets when I was at that job, but sadly the company was acquired by a large corporation and almost instantly all ability to try new stuff went out the window and I quit.

ktpsns 7y ago
> A finger laser scanner [...] would be a gamechanger and could really speed things up and reduce lost or misrouted cartons. Full ACK. Recently stumbled over https://www.proglove.com/ https://www.proglove.com/ which is in fact a gread ingredient. I whish to have such devices as an end user for reasonable money (for various inventarisation purposes). Maybe that's something we will have in ~10 yrs. The hardware still seems way to expensive.
- Klathmon 7y ago

zone411 7y ago

Some companies doing it are listed on their Partners page, such as Ubimax or Picavi: https://www.google.com/glass/partners/ https://www.google.com/glass/partners/