Apple calls in the rocket scientists to explore new worlds
The summary: Apple has recruited National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) new technology expert, Jeff Norris, to help build its augmented reality solutions. It’s yet another insight into Apple’s plans to break in the last few days.
Rocket science
It is not precisely rocket science: Bloomberg reports that Norris founded the Mission Operations Innovation Office in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, so while he didn’t develop the rockets he was behind attempts to create virtual and augmented reality control systems with which to control robots and space craft. As founder of NASA’s JPL Ops Lab, he developed robotic control technologies and holographic communications solutions.
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