AWE USA 2025 Showcases Next-Generation Training Technologies

Attention-getting new products and innovative technology thrusts were front and center in the homestretch of AWE USA 2025. Here’s a random selection of announcements and developments from the Long Beach-based event that caught our attention.

Let’s start in the XR wearables sector. XREAL's CEO Chi Xu’s keynote provided details on his company’s XR glasses—Project Aura—designed specifically for the Android XR platform. The company also demo’d its XREAL One Series AR glasses with spatial computing capabilities powered by the company's X1 chip. Several takeaways from this OEM’s activities include its focus on delivering glasses across several XR verticals and the increasing affordability and democratization of its wearables. An internet search turned up one case where the One Series AR glasses could be ordered for $(US)475. XREAL’s One Series was the recipient of the 2025 Auggie Award for Best Headworn Device.

XRAI launched of its groundbreaking new pair of smart glasses that deliver real-time captions, translation, and AI-powered conversation summaries—right in the wearer’s field of view. The next gen captioning glasses were said to: be designed for everyday wear; be ultra-light at just 40 grams; feature a full-lens display and: offer up to 8 hours of battery life—a 700% improvement over the company’s previous model, the AR One.

Back in the haptics sector, UDEXREAL’s VR-glove portfolio includes TeleCap gloves with ultra-thin sensors developed for repetitions in training events – from surgery to maintenance and more. Haptikos is fresh off shipping its new hand exoskeleton, an innovative device said to be able to transform medical training, simulation, and robotic surgery by bringing a realistic sense of touch to virtual and remote environments. What is also interesting is the concept of a Haptikos “ecosystem” which combines the advanced exoskeleton with the company’s AI-infused Haptik_OS™ software. The pairing reportedly allows medical professionals to feel everything from the subtle pulse of a heartbeat to the varied textures of tissue in a virtual setting, heralding a new era for healthcare innovation.

Collaboration and expanding a business portfolio into adjacent high-risk industries are a hallmark of Mass Virtual. We have watched the company expand and evolve its XR-enabled Virtual Hangar for the US Air Force into more diverse and intriguing XR technology-based solutions for industries well beyond its original defense customer base.