Matthew Turk: Dentistry is a strong practical application for AR
Matthew Turk · Matthew Turk · Jul 28, 2017 · at 5:51
Matthew Turk, computer science professor presenting at the a16z Academic Roundtable, discusses practical human domain applications for augmented reality technology.
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“And so I think I can add to my list dentistry as being, you know, a really good application of AR.”
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