Holographic Testbed Gets Funding Boost

Walton Institute, based at the South East Technological University (SETU) in Waterford, Ireland, has been chosen as one of the recipients of the €16.5 million 2023 Capital Equipment Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland through the Technology Gateway and Technology Centre Programmes.

The Institute will invest in a suite of immersive equipment including a hologram room, holographic table, and emerging extended reality headsets, enhancing the Institute’s laboratory facilities. The new holographic testbed will enable multidisciplinary co-design and digital driven innovation by providing a platform where users can view and collaboratively interact with virtual representations of models in real time. This includes life-size representations of building plans and machinery which has many benefits for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), automotive, aeronautical and industry training.