VR Power Tools Training

iiterate Technologies is currently working on an ongoing project called “Drill Usage XR Training” which leverages Virtual Reality to provide a safe, accessible, and cost-effective way of high-risk training for blue-collar workforces. This project was created in collaboration with ILLUSORR and PRIYME Inc. The team aims to address workplace accidents with a Virtual Reality training application. VR provides a safe environment for training employees using virtual tools and heavy machinery safely in a simulated workplace context.

The team at iiterate Technologies built a high-fidelity tactile drilling simulation experience for the Oculus Quest 2 system. Deployable at scale, this VR experience places the trainee in a virtual workshop environment with tools and materials. Training modules walk the trainee through instructions on how to use the tools. With advanced features like collision detection, pose analysis, and voxel painting, the experience simulates the act of drilling accurately.

Training in XR can provide an array of benefits like saving enormous amounts of time and cost of training candidates every cycle by optimizing the training procedure itself. It also provides a safe training environment for the trainees and creates a more interactive experience for them, promoting higher retention. An embedded performance testing system in the training ensures standardization of training and a quantitative report to verify the same.