Vuzix CEO, Paul Travers, discusses CES 2022, the newly released Vuzix Shield, the first microLED AR Smart Glasses featuring Jade Bird Display JBD's latest 2 million nits microLED for smart glasses, talking latest Vuzix recent company developments, and the future of augmented reality. He comments over their video showing off their manufacturing facility! In the video, they showcase their plant floor where they utilize advanced waveguide tools for nano imprinting. You'll see a reactive ion b match piece of equipment that's designed to etch nano features on the surface of their quartz molds. They also have a $300-400,000 atomic force microscope to examine the surfaces of their parts. In the next room, they build small runs of parts and perform nano imprinting. The fab is where they actually have their manufacturing facility. They started with 40 employees four years ago, but they've grown to 97 employees today. They're located in Rochester, which is known as an optic center of the world. They're just one of the many optics companies in the area, and they're part of the photonics cluster. Their production facility has active lighting systems that are not good for people's eyes, but they have robots that manage the manufacturing of their waveguides. Their booth was very busy at CES, and they make cool state-of-the-art stuff for the metaverse. This video showcases micro LED-based glasses and their impressive visual capabilities. With stereo cameras and the ability to stream live video, these glasses could be the future of augmented reality. Unfortunately, with the lack of press at CES this year, no one has been able to try them on and experience them first-hand. However, the glasses have received rave reviews from everyone who has tried them so far. In the future, these glasses could recognize what you're looking at and provide an even more immersive experience. While the glasses don't have variable focus, they are a good compromise for convergence and work well at 1.5 meters. The video ends with a discussion of upcoming tech events where the glasses may be showcased, but it's important to note that these glasses are not meant for retail stores. (chatgpt generated paragraph based on auto subtitle)

Here is a link to the Guided Tour video on Vuzix's official YouTube:    • Take a Guided Tour of Vuzix Corporate...