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Palmer Luckey partners with Microsoft to turn US soldiers into Starship Troopers
Anduril is aiming to “enhance soldiers” with AR headset upgrades.
Anduril Industries, the military tech company started by Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, is teaming up with Microsoft to improve the mixed-reality headsets used by the United States Army. The initial IVAS headset developed by Microsoft in 2021 combined integrated thermal and night-vision imaging sensors into a heads-up display, but reportedly caused headaches, nausea, and eyestrain during testing. Microsoft improved the design to correct these issues last year, and told Wired that the IVAS platform will be “refined further” following additional tests taking place in early 2025.
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