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Deep learning alghoritms on smart devices
Can cutting-edge deep learning algorithms run on low power edge devices such as smartwatches? Our partner ThinGenious and researchers from Politecnico di Torino proved they can! Check out the preprint of our latest article on how multi-head cross-attention blocks can...
Bringing Virtual Worlds to Life Just Got Easier
CNR-ISTI is revolutionizing the way we create immersive experiences in gaming and industry with a groundbreaking AI. Forget about the limitations of old tech like short-range depth cameras and slow motion capture. Their new...
SUN Project’s Innovative XR Solutions Poised to Revolutionize Cancer Aftercare: Commissioner Kyriakides Emphasizes Long-term Support
The Social and hUman ceNtered XR (SUN) project, in collaboration with various partners including OAC, is dedicated to exploring and enhancing extended reality (XR) solutions with a focus on human and social interaction. Despite not being directly affiliated with...
First Pilot 2 External Stakeholders’ Meeting in Valencia (ES)
On February 8, the first pilot 2 external stakeholders’ meeting was held. It was a great opportunity to share SUN XR with representatives from SMEs and collect their needs and expectations about the project. The input received are important to guarantee that the...
SUN XR approach to cyber security
As XR is becoming a reality in many industries, new threats in cyber security are recognised at great pace over the last few months. Recent academic publications have shown the risks of password disclosure in mixed reality based smart manufacturing applications ,...
Involvement of end-users to ensure the usefulness of the solutions in Pilot 3
On January 22, we held our first SUN-XR stakeholder meeting at the Clinique romande de réadaptation. It was an excellent opportunity to bring together representatives of patients’ associations (@Fragile Suisse), clinicians and innovation specialists (@The ARK, @EPFL)....
Merging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Technology: Integrating Tai Chi and Qi Gong into XR Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Edema
In the quest to enhance rehabilitation techniques, especially for conditions like upper limb edema, the SUN XR project emerges as a pioneering endeavor, working on the integration of XR tools within rehabilitation. Background: Upper Limb Edema and Current...
First Pilot 1 External Stakeholders’ Meeting in Viareggio (IT)
On wednesday January the 24th, the pilot 1 external stakeholders' meeting there was a very productive discussion on how the SUN project ecosystem will be designed and in particular about relationships between patients and therapists during rehabilitation with the use...
First Pilot 3 External Stakeholders’ Meeting in Sion (CH)
The Role of external stakeholder is crucial to guarantee the "social" aspects of our project. In view of that in each pilot a stakeholders' group is going to be established. The Pilot 3 first stakeholders' meeting took place in Sion (CH), involving professionals,...
SUN XR Rehab Pilot studies planning
The integration of the different modules of the integrated platform of Extended Realty (XR) in SUN Project, is going on and thus the planning of the three different pilots has started. As for the pilot one, rehabilitation scenario, it has been totally defined as well...
Simulation of Heuristics forAutomated Guided Vehicle TaskSequencing with Resource Sharing and Dynamic Queues
Use of EMG decoding technology for rehabilitation
At EPFL, our team is making strides in the world of rehabilitation technology. We're harnessing the power of Electromyography (EMG) decoding to transform the lives of stroke patients and individuals with mobility disorders. This innovative approach captures subtle...
Ethical conduct in SUN XR
In the SUN project, we're dedicated to ensuring ethical conduct, particularly when engaging with vulnerable groups. Defining vulnerability across multiple dimensions, such as age, gender, race, and economic status, we emphasize key aspects: Informed Consent: Ensuring...
Interaction within XR collaborative spaces
The core of XR collaboration is not just sharing a virtual space, but enhancing how users interact within it. The visualization of communication cues, such as hand and gaze, is critical in intuitively conveying the intentions and actions of collaborators, thus,...
Wearable haptic actuators for rendering directional cues developed at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Virtual reality systems are becoming increasingly popular, not only as entertainment tools, but for innovating several industrial and social applications, such as training, rehabilitation and guidance. Beyond immersion and realism, haptic devices can use the sense of...
Valencia plenary meeting
On 23rd and 24th of November the SUN project first year end plenary meeting took place. Baseline technologies, Scenarios and Communication activities have been presented and strategy for the mid term milestones were discussed. Video related to thechnologies
Avatar as a tutor for the rehabilitation of patients with motor problems
Is "Avatars for Good" a viable option today? The answer is undoubtedly positive. This is one of the main objectives of the SUNxr.he Project, in which IGOODI and its avatars -along with the other technological partners- are developing an extended reality technological...
Use of XR in a working environment
On July 11 of this year, Hololight’s Head of Research Carina Pamminger traveled to 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 to meet with fellow SUN consortium partner Factor at their national headquarters 🚀 Joined by colleagues from the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV), a successful...
Neural Radiance Field application in SUN XR
Generating realistic renderings of real-world scenes using traditional computer vision techniques is a complex process. Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) is revolutionizing how we capture and interact with the 3D world. By utilizing advanced deep learning algorithms, NeRF...
AI for monitoring of the body kinematics
Wearable-based sensing technologies enable ubiquitous and continuous monitoring of the body kinematics, while being egocentric, and do not suffer from occlusion or poor lighting, like camera-based solutions. @ThinGenious, in @SUNxr.he EU research project, leverages...
SUN presented at Stereopsia 2023
On October the 18th SUN was presented during the Stereopsia event in Brussels. It was a great opportunity to discuss about issues related to communication both internal and external and SUN representatives describe a possible innovative approach in...
Integration of cutting-edge AI and computer vision techniques.
By integrating cutting-edge AI and computer vision techniques, SUN XR will enable users to search within a scene in real-time using textual cross-modal queries. Imagine being in a bustling factory, seeking a specific item. Now, instead of manually sifting through the...
SUN XR approach to privacy.
A new report from New York University is detailing the major privacy concerns that come with the Metaverse: https://tinyurl.com/4n7h8xkn. Project SUN is not only identifying cyber and security risks but also detecting them in real-time. .
SUN-XR to help stroke patients to recover.
Annually, 15 million people are affected by a stroke worldwide. For a third of these patients, the stroke is fatal, while another third will suffer permanent disability. Rehabilitation process for the patients starts in the early days after the injury and represents a...
HOW SUN XR CAN HELP IN REHABILITATION AFTER MASTECTOMY
The SUN.XR project focuses on rehabilitating women who have undergone mastectomy. In 2020, breast cancer affected 2.3 million women, with around 7.8 million worldwide living with a recent breast cancer diagnosis (WHO, July 17, 2023). The extensive surgery often...
Breaking Boundaries: SUN XR Showcased at the Benicàssim Tech 2023 Workshop
The upcoming BenicàssimTech’2023 Artificial Intelligence Workshop (https://baio.webs.upv.es), scheduled to be held in Villa Elisa (Benicàssim, Spain) on the 20th and 21st of September, is set to showcase some of the research and transfer projects currently under...
HOW AR/VR CAN EASE EMPLOYEES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Currently, Factor Ingeniería y Decoletaje, partner in the SUN Project, is in the process of digitizing the company, focusing its efforts to achieve the philosophy of smart manufacturing. The use of devices enabling data collection for processing is essential. Through...