There is absolutely no denying the fact that an astronaut’s job is not at all rosy. The amount of hardships an astronaut endures in the space station is perhaps beyond a layman’s imagination. Nevertheless, it appears to be very fascinating to many of us. The European Space Agency (ESA) has created a wearable augmented reality system, which is dubbed as “WEAR” in short.

This has been especially designed to use in the ISS (International Space Station), and it is able to overlay the names, purposes and instructions for items in the ISS.This makes the life easier for astronauts as the device allows hands-free and voice activation of these items in the space station.

The device comes with a camera, which is placed on top, and it captures what the astronaut looks at and then maps to the 3D map of the spaceship. As of now, the device has been successfully tested in the ISS. An astronaut used it to change an air filter and it showed positive results. I wonder what the next application will be that astronauts may be interested in upgrading.

Via: TechChee