Augmented Reality with Fexingo: AR, Glasses, and the Spatial Computing Future

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the quietly transformative role AR glasses are playing in prosthetic limb fitting. From the precision of socket design to the emotional moment of a patient seeing their new limb in a mirror, AR is changing how prosthetists work and how patients experience the process. Tune in for a deep, human look at a technology that's making a profound difference in peo...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are transforming the fitting of prosthetic limbs. They dive into a specific case: a prosthetist in Austin using AR overlays to map residual limb pressure points, reducing the number of fitting sessions by half. The hosts discuss the hardware, the software, and the human impact, from patient comfort to insuranc...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a fascinating new application of augmented reality: helping prosthetists fit artificial limbs with unprecedented precision. They dig into the story of a clinic in Denver that uses AR glasses to overlay sensor data and pressure maps directly onto a patient's residual limb, cutting fitting time in half and dramatically improving comfort for amputees. The hosts...

In episode 155 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are quietly reshaping prosthetic limb fitting. They drill into a specific case: a prosthetist in Berlin who uses AR to overlay socket pressure maps in real time. The episode covers why traditional plaster casting is being replaced, how AR reduces fitting sessions from six to two, and what this means for amputee...

Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are helping ocean cleanup crews navigate treacherous currents and debris fields more efficiently. The episode centers on the non-profit Ocean Cleanup, which uses AR to overlay real-time data on floating barriers, improving the efficiency of plastic collection in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by 25 percent. With specific numbers and a tangible case, the hosts...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, hosts Lucas and Luna explore a surprising niche: how AR glasses are helping urban beekeepers monitor hive health in real time. Through a case study of a Brooklyn rooftop apiary, they discuss how overlaying temperature, humidity, and queen activity data onto the physical hive reduces disturbance and boosts survival rates by 25 percent. They also to...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into a surprisingly tactile corner of augmented reality: how AR glasses are transforming the way surgical residents learn to suture. They discuss a recent study from a major teaching hospital that showed a 30 percent improvement in suture accuracy among trainees using AR-guided practice compared to traditional methods. The hosts break down the technology — a li...

In episode 151 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are transforming the world of prosthetic limb fitting. From scanning a residual limb in seconds to simulating a socket fit before a single socket is carved, AR is shortening fitting times from weeks to days and opening up a new era of personalization. The episode zooms in on a pilot program at a London prosthet...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how augmented reality is quietly transforming one of the most solitary and tradition-bound jobs left: lighthouse keeping. With only a handful of active lighthouses still staffed in the U.S., AR glasses are helping keepers monitor aging optics, track weather, and document maintenance — without losing the human touch. We look at a specific pilot program at a r...

In episode 149 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are quietly reshaping cardiac surgery planning. They dive into a specific case at a leading heart center where surgeons use AR to overlay 3D heart models onto patients before complex procedures. The conversation covers the technology behind the AR models, how it improves surgical precision and team communicatio...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are transforming beekeeping. They visit a commercial apiary in California's Central Valley, where beekeepers use AR overlays to monitor hive health, track queen activity, and manage varroa mite infestations. The hosts break down the specific technology: thermal imaging cameras paired with AR displays that high...

Episode 147 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo digs into an unexpected use of AR glasses: guiding hand-pollination in high-tech vertical farms. Lucas and Luna visit a Brooklyn-based farm where workers wearing AR headsets see precise overlays that mark flowers ready for pollination and map the exact stroke needed. The episode breaks down how this reduces training time from weeks to days, cuts pollin...

Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are transforming wind farm turbine inspections. They dive into a specific case: a team of technicians using AR to overlay blade fatigue data and thermal imaging in real time, cutting inspection time by nearly 40 percent. Lucas explains the tech stack — from LiDAR scanning to machine learning — and why the human eye still matters. Luna asks the tough questions:...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising use of augmented reality: helping olive farmers decide the perfect moment to harvest. We look at how a cooperative in Andalusia, Spain, uses AR headsets to overlay real-time moisture and ripeness data directly onto the trees, replacing guesswork with a data-driven harvest window that can shift by up to two weeks. The episode dives into the speci...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are transforming the way student pilots learn to fly. They dive into the FAA's new 2026 training requirements, which now include a mandatory 10 hours of augmented reality flight instruction, and how flight schools like AeroGuard are using headsets that overlay key flight instruments directly onto the windshiel...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how augmented reality glasses are transforming forensic botany, helping investigators identify plant evidence at crime scenes with unprecedented speed and accuracy. They dive into a specific case: the 2023 murder trial in Oregon where AR-assisted analysis of tree pollen on a suspect's jacket was pivotal. The hosts walk through how AR overlays microscopic ima...

Museums are using AR glasses to overlay historical context onto exhibits, letting visitors see artifacts as they originally appeared. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the British Museum's pilot program uses AR to reconstruct damaged sculptures and bring faded paintings back to life. They look at the practical challenges: battery life, lighting conditions, and the cost of custom content....

Episode 141 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores how AR glasses are transforming archaeological field excavation, focusing on the 2025 Dura-Europos dig in Syria. The team from Yale and the French Institute used Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets to overlay digital grids, previous excavation boundaries, and infrared sensor data directly on the trench, cutting on-site documentation time by 40%. We...

Discover how augmented reality glasses are transforming forensic crime scene reconstruction. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a 2025 FBI pilot program in Milwaukee where investigators used AR glasses with built-in LiDAR to create millimeter-accurate digital twins of a multi-victim shooting scene, preserving evidence untouched before physical processing. They discuss the real-time annotation...

This episode explores how augmented reality glasses are transforming dance rehearsal and choreography. Lucas and Luna discuss a pilot program at the Royal Ballet in London using AR headsets from startup ChoreoAR, which reportedly cut rehearsal time for a new production by 30 percent. They break down how digital stage markers replace tape and verbal cues, allowing choreographers to visualize format...

Picture a paramedic arriving at a multi-car collision. In the chaos of sirens and screaming, they slip on a pair of AR glasses that instantly overlay each patient's vitals, injury hotspots, and a triage priority score — all from the ambulance's sensors and a quick body scan. In this episode, we drill into a pilot program run by Houston's Fire Department and a startup called VitalSync, which cut sc...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are transforming viticulture, from monitoring grape maturity to optimizing irrigation. They look at a pilot program at a Sonoma vineyard where workers use AR overlays to see real-time sugar content and pest alerts, cutting harvest decisions from days to minutes. The hosts discuss the technical challenges: battery life, sunlight readability, an...

When a chain of independent repair shops in Germany started using AR glasses for engine diagnostics, they cut fault identification time from 45 minutes to 18. By overlaying schematics and real-time sensor data directly onto the physical engine, mechanics can work hands-free while a remote expert guides them. The technology, powered by a cloud-based parts database, is now being tested by two major...

Warehouse picking has long been a manual, error-prone task—but augmented reality glasses are starting to change that. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how logistics companies are using AR overlays to guide pickers to the right shelf and item, cutting error rates by up to 40% and boosting throughput by 25%. They break down the technology behind 'vision picking,' compare it to the older voice...

Episode 134 explores a precise application of AR glasses: gemstone faceting. Meet Pieter Van den Berghe, a cutter in Antwerp who uses lightweight AR glasses to overlay a digital wireframe of the ideal cut onto rough sapphires. Lucas explains how computer vision maps each stone's geometry and algorithms compute optimal facet angles, reducing material waste by 12 percent in a recent trial at the Int...