Since its soldiers are no longer vomiting, the US Army is ordering new augmented reality headsets from Microsoft

The collaboration between Microsoft and the US Army, which led to an initial order for 5,000 headsets last year, has not been without its challenges. In fact, the version of HoloLens the soldiers tested, called IVAS, has major flaws. The devices used were very large, and had an unfortunate tendency to cause nausea and eye fatigue, in addition to greatly reducing the wearer’s field of vision. This would be far from ideal during the mission, and the company would have done well to take inspiration from the competition.

However, this will not be necessary. Indeed, the US Army is keen on this project, which will allow it to provide basic information to soldiers on the ground. Without further ado, new prototypes were ordered from Microsoft, which had just released version 1.2 of IVAS. The 20 devices tested by two groups of soldiers will be more comfortable to wear and will no longer cause nausea.

According to David Patterson, an Army spokesman, helmets also “ Significant improvements in low-light reliability, performance and design “.Enough to allow Microsoft to obtain a new contract, with the primary goal of increasing production in the event of new large-scale testing in 2025.