# Smart Manufacturing Glasses Intel Showed Off Its 'Joule' Board in a Pair of Safety Glasses By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-08-16 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joule References: [digitaltrends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-announces-joule-maker-platform-4k-cameras-lightweight/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds) & [newsroom.intel](https://newsroom.intel.com/chip-shots/make-amazing-things-happen-iot-entrepreneurship-intel-joule/) At the [Intel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-glasses) Developers Forum in San Francisco, California, Intel announced 'Joule' as a powerful and "sophisticated maker board" with a RealSense depth-sensing camera and showcased one potential use for the technology in a pair of smart glasses. As demonstrated by Intel, the [Pivot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turtle-beach-2) Head augmented reality safety glasses powered by Joule could be used in aircraft manufacturing. The glasses could be worn by an employee throughout tasks like attaching bolts in all the right places and the smart glasses would be able to verify that the job has been done correctly by supplying real-time feedback on a person's performance. This is just one of the many potential applications of Intel's Joule. The tiny maker board could be used to power a variety of robotics, AR, VR and IoT devices. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smart Manufacturing Glasses:** Intel's Joule board enables the creation of smart glasses with applications in verifying an employee's performance in real-time during tasks. - **Realsense Depth-sensing Camera:** Joule board's inclusion of a RealSense depth-sensing camera enables the creation of AR, VR, and IoT devices. - **Augmented Reality Safety Glasses:** Pivot Head's augmented reality safety glasses demonstrate the potential for Intel's Joule board to be used in various industrial applications. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Manufacturing:** Intel's Joule board presents disruptive innovation opportunity for the manufacturing industry through the use of smart glasses in verifying employee performance in real-time. - **Robotics:** The Joule board's potential for powering robotics presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the robotics industry. - **Iot:** Intel's Joule board's potential for creating IoT devices presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the technology industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Advanced AI-Integrated Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memomind-smart-glasses.md) - [Ai Smartglasses Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-ai-glasses-concept.md) - [Open-Source AI Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frame-glasses.md) - [AI-Packed Smart Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rayneo-x3-pro.md) - [Industry Worker Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vuzix-shield.md) - [Consumer-Focused Smart Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vuzix-z100-smart.md) - [AI-Enabled Smart Glasses Demonstrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aienabled-smart-glasses.md) - [AI-Powered Smart Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-hstn.md) - [Ultralight Wire-Free AR Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inmo-air2.md)