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

Episode 79 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores a surprising application: AR glasses in livestock veterinary medicine. Lucas and Luna dive into a pilot program at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, where students and faculty are using Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets to perform remote cattle pregnancy checks and lameness evaluations. The episode focuses on a specific 2025 s...

Episode 78 explores a surprising new frontier for augmented reality: the grocery store. Lucas and Luna walk through how a major U.S. grocery chain rolled out AR glasses to its produce and stocking teams in early 2026. They examine the specific use case — visual inventory scanning — that reduced shelf-empty rates by 18 percent in a three-month pilot across 40 stores. The hosts break down the hardwa...

Lucas and Luna explore how augmented reality glasses are transforming live concerts — from onstage holographic effects synced to artist movements to audience AR experiences that overlay lyrics, album art, and real-time visuals onto the stage. The episode focuses on a specific case: the 2025–2026 'Spatial Tour' by British electronic artist Imogen Heap, where every audience member received a pair of...

Episode 76 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores an unexpected frontline for AR glasses: automotive repair training. Lucas and Luna walk through a case study at the Universal Technical Institute, where instructors began using HoloLens 2 headsets in 2025 to teach engine diagnostics. They examine a specific metric: a 34 percent reduction in time-to-competency for students learning to troublesho...

Episode 75 dives into an unexpected application of AR glasses: hotel housekeeping. Lucas and Luna explore how one major hotel chain piloted AR-guided room cleaning, reducing turnover time by 18 percent and cutting retraining costs by 30 percent. They discuss the tech stack — a lightweight headset with a built-in camera and a simple overlay that highlights missed spots and restock levels — and how...

Episode 74 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores how AR glasses are transforming warehouse safety audits. Lucas and Luna dive into a specific case: a 2025 pilot at a major logistics hub in Memphis where safety inspectors used AR overlays to log hazards in real time, cutting audit time by 40 percent. The episode breaks down the technology — spatial anchors, hands-free data entry, and integrati...

Lucas and Luna drill into a single concrete case: how a police department in Phoenix, Arizona is using optical see-through AR glasses to map blood spatter patterns in real time. They walk through the specific hardware — Microsoft HoloLens 2 — and the third-party software, ARCrime, that overlays trajectory lines and three-dimensional point clouds onto the investigator's field of view. Lucas explain...

Episode 72 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores a surprising application: legal document review. Lucas and Luna dive into how a mid-sized law firm in Chicago — let's call it Henderson & Reed — piloted AR glasses for associate document review in 2025, cutting review time by 32 percent in their first quarter. They discuss the specific workflow: associates wearing lightweight glasses that overl...

Episode 71 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo dives into an overlooked corner of industrial AR: warehouse order picking. Lucas and Luna walk through a specific case study from a large European logistics provider that piloted AR glasses with 50 workers in a 400,000-square-foot distribution center near Frankfurt. Key numbers: a 32% reduction in picking errors, a 15% drop in training time for new hire...

Episode 70 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo takes you behind the scenes at London Heathrow Airport, where AR glasses are being used to overhaul baggage handling. Lucas and Luna discuss a specific pilot program that reduced misloaded bags by 34 percent in six months. They walk through how ground crew see real-time flight data and bag destinations overlaid on their field of view, cutting decision t...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising new use for AR glasses: crime scene investigation. They focus on the work of the Minneapolis Police Department's forensics unit, which since early 2025 has been testing HoloLens 2 headsets to document evidence, overlay floor plans, and measure blood spatter angles in real time. Lucas breaks down how the technolo...

Episode 68 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo dives into a surprising use case for AR glasses: training fast-food and restaurant staff. Lucas and Luna explore how chains like a major pizza brand and a fast-casual burger chain are using spatial computing to cut onboarding time by 40 percent and reduce order errors by a third. They discuss the specific hardware — from Microsoft HoloLens to smartphone...

Episode 67 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores a surprising industrial application: AR glasses for wind turbine inspection and repair. Lucas and Luna dive into a specific case study from a major European energy company that cut inspection time by 40 percent using heads-up displays. They discuss how technicians access real-time vibration data and historical repair logs hands-free, the challe...

Episode 66 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how city arborists are using AR glasses to map, monitor, and maintain urban tree canopies. The episode focuses on a pilot program in Melbourne, Australia, where arborists from the City of Melbourne use AR headsets to overlay tree health data—like leaf density, root zone stress, and pest risk scores—directly onto their field of vi...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how augmented reality glasses are being used to mentor surgeons remotely — a practice that is quietly expanding access to specialized surgical expertise. They focus on a real-world case: Proximie, a platform that lets an expert surgeon see exactly what a trainee sees through AR glasses and guide their hands in real time. Lucas breaks down the numbers — a 202...

Episode 64 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo dives into a surprising use case for AR glasses: precision agriculture. Lucas and Luna explore how farmers in California's Central Valley are using lightweight AR headsets to overlay soil moisture data, pest maps, and yield predictions directly onto their fields. The hosts walk through a specific example: a third-generation almond grower who cut water u...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are quietly reshaping courtroom proceedings. They dive into a pilot program in Harris County, Texas, where judges and attorneys use AR overlays to access evidence, case law, and real-time transcripts during trial. The conversation covers the technology's impact on efficiency, jury comprehension, and the ethica...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are revolutionizing museum exhibit design, with a focus on the new immersive Van Gogh experience at the Art Institute of Chicago. They discuss the technical challenges of aligning digital overlays with physical artworks, the 40 percent increase in visitor engagement reported in pilot studies, and what this mea...

Episode 61 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo dives into a surprising application: construction safety inspections. Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are replacing clipboards and paper checklists on job sites, focusing on a case study at Turner Construction's Hudson Yards project. They discuss how workers use AR to overlay blueprints, flag hazards in real time, and document defects with voice c...

Episode 60 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores how AR glasses are quietly transforming special education classrooms. Lucas and Luna focus on a pilot program at a school district in Ohio where teachers use AR headsets to deliver real-time visual cues and personalized lessons for students with autism and ADHD. They break down the specific technology—Microsoft HoloLens 2 with custom software—a...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are quietly transforming firefighting. They focus on a specific case: the FDNY's pilot program using AR headsets from C-THRU that overlay thermal imaging, building blueprints, and hazardous material alerts directly into firefighters' field of view. Lucas breaks down the key numbers — how the technology cuts se...

Episode 58 of Augmented Reality with Fexingo explores a surprising use case for AR glasses: emergency room triage. At Johns Hopkins Hospital, a pilot program has tested AR glasses that let ER nurses overlay patient vitals, allergy flags, and wait-time estimates directly onto their field of view, reducing triage documentation time by an average of 2 minutes per patient. Lucas and Luna discuss the s...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising use case for AR glasses: nursing education. They focus on how the University of Texas at Dallas is using AR headsets to train students on intravenous (IV) insertion. With the US facing a shortage of 200,000 registered nurses by 2030, AR could help produce more competent graduates faster. The hosts walk through a...

In this episode of Augmented Reality with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how AR glasses are quietly revolutionizing the interior design industry. They focus on IKEA's updated Kreativ app, which now works with headsets like Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro, allowing users to virtually furnish their homes with true-to-scale 3D models. The hosts discuss how this shift from phone-based AR to glasses...

Episode 55 dives into a surprising new frontier for augmented reality: the car-buying experience. Lucas and Luna explore how a handful of dealerships in the US and Europe are now equipping sales staff with AR glasses to overlay vehicle specs, pricing, and repair history right onto the windshield of the car a customer is standing next to. The episode centers on a specific pilot program launched by...