Bruxelles. Augmented reality is now featured in operating rooms thanks to a wearable visor that assists the surgeon during surgery. This is the mission of the European project VOSTARS (Video Optical See-Through Augmented Reality Surgical System) coordinated by the Department of Communications Engineering of the University of Pisa. Numerous Italian and European partners among which are research entities, companies and clinics. VOSTRARS received a three-year €3.8million grant within the H2020 programme of the European Union to ultimately produce a wearable visor with a hybrid approach that is capable of integrating and optimising the developments made since the dawn of augmented reality. (9colonne)
