Guardhat's smart glasses-based solutions ensure the safety and productivity of front-line workers. The new offering is a result of a partnership between Guardhat and Vuzix Corporation, both industry experts in wearable safety technology.
Both glasses solutions provide hands-free operation, voice commands, wireless connectivity, and interoperability with Guardhat’s general-purpose IIoT platform, Kyra. Using Kyra, Vuzix’s smart glasses connect to Guardhat’s Theia app, which allows users to track real-time location with inbuilt GPS. Additional key features include wireless connectivity over Wi-Fi* with offline operation when disconnected, VOIP audio-visual communications/telephony, and local media capture (images, video) with sync to Kyra backend. Those wearing these glasses can also call for help by sounding the panic alarm using voice activation or the dedicated button.
The glasses, provided by Vuzix, include two wearable variants, the HG1 Smart Glasses (Vuzix M400) and the HG2 Smart Glasses (Vuzix M4000). The key differentiator between these two glasses is that the HG2 comes with a see-through waveguide display. The HG2 also comes with a larger WVGA 16x9 854x480 color display; 28 degrees, equivalent to a 9-in. mobile device screen seen at 18 in. Both devices use the cutting-edge Qualcomm XR platform, which makes them perform better than the competition.
The Guardhat app, Theia, brings with it real-time situational awareness that provides our smart glasses wearers with important heads-up and hands-free information about their work environments that enhances enterprise worker productivity and safety.
The integration of Guardhat’s software and Vuzix’s hardware will allow users to:
- Make audio/video calls to remote experts and operators
- Record audio/video and take pictures
- Scan barcodes/QR codes for asset identification*
- Operate completely via voice commands
- Display work procedures/guided instructions and checklists for MRO, EAM, EWP use-cases*
- Interoperate with other Guardhat devices/wearables over Bluetooth*
- Visualize events and current location on live map*
- Continue offline operations when Wi-Fi not connected
- Digital forms*
- Field-services solutions*
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