The European MotivateXR project convened for its regular meeting on September 24 and 25 at Aerocampus Aquitaine in Bordeaux. This esteemed partner played host to the meeting. This significant event presented a valuable opportunity to assess the project’s overall progress and formally initiate the testing phase, which was scheduled for October and early November.
MotivateXR is a project of considerable ambition, with the aim of revolutionising training and operational support in the industrial sector by exploiting the potential of Extended Reality (XR). MotivateXR has developed an integrated suite of tools based on cutting-edge technologies, including AI-assisted no-code authoring, immersive XR headsets, and collaborative platforms. The objective is to enhance the accessibility, safety, and efficiency of the training, maintenance, assembly, and disassembly processes for industrial assets. The 36-month project, involving 17 partners and 5 pilots distributed across strategic sites, aims to democratise the use of Digital Twins and extend XR collaboration between European SMEs. This will promote technological sovereignty and sustainability in the industrial sector.
During these two days, the Youbiquo team played a central role in showing partners the latest innovations introduced in LeonardoXR, advanced XR headsets designed for immersive and interactive training. These devices are equipped with See-Through vision capability, which allows for the combination of Virtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR) experiences, resulting in the creation of fully immersive environments or the integration of digital components into real-world contexts. This facilitates seamless interaction with both physical and digital objects. New demos were presented that integrate a major update to the Hand Gestures library, a key element in improving natural and fluid interaction within XR environments. This update represents a significant step forward in ensuring an increasingly intuitive and accurate user experience, which is crucial for industrial applications where speed and reliability are essential.
The meeting also provided an open and constructive setting for discussion with technology partners on potential new uses for LeonardoXR that have not yet been explored, including the extension of the use of XR headsets to applications not previously considered. This exchange enabled the highlighting and discussion of potential technical challenges, with the aim of finding shared solutions that can ensure the effective integration and practical application of the technologies developed in different industrial contexts.
The imminent launch of pilot tests at the five sites represents a crucial phase, which will allow the solutions created to be validated in the field, real feedback to be gathered and the technologies applied to be further calibrated. Furthermore, the regular meetings between European partners demonstrate the establishment of an inclusive, collaborative and innovation-oriented ecosystem by MotivateXR. This ecosystem is capable of generating a positive impact in terms of competitiveness, sustainability and inclusiveness for European industry.
Youbiquo’s active involvement demonstrates its commitment to developing cutting-edge XR technologies, recognising the potential of integrated and flexible solutions such as LeonardoXR to significantly enhance industrial training, improving safety, efficiency and accessibility.
MotivateXR thus confirms its status as a project of great strategic importance for the growth of the XR sector in Europe, aiming decisively towards a more human, ethical and sustainable digitalisation of the industrial world.
