TLDR: VoxelSensors and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a collaboration to optimize VoxelSensors’ Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES™) 3D sensing technology with Snapdragon XR Platforms. This partnership aims to significantly enhance next-generation Extended Reality (XR) experiences by delivering 10x power savings and ultra-low latency, crucial for the advancement of Physical AI. The optimized solution is expected to be available to select customers and partners by December 2025.
Brussels, Belgium – VoxelSensors, a pioneering deep-tech company specializing in novel intelligent sensing and data insights for Physical AI, has officially announced a strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The partnership focuses on optimizing VoxelSensors’ groundbreaking Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES™) 3D sensing technology for seamless integration with Qualcomm’s advanced Snapdragon XR Platforms, particularly the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform. This alliance is poised to drive significant advancements in next-generation Extended Reality (XR) applications and the broader field of Physical AI.
The core of this collaboration lies in addressing critical limitations in current depth sensing technology. VoxelSensors’ SPAES™ technology is designed to operate on an event-driven basis, capturing light changes at the single-photon level to generate precise voxel images of the environment. This approach offers substantial advantages over traditional 3D sensors that capture full images at regular intervals.
Key benefits of the optimized solution include a remarkable 10x reduction in power consumption, requiring less than 10 milliwatts of energy, making it significantly more energy-efficient than conventional image-based models. Furthermore, the technology boasts an ultra-low latency of under 5 milliseconds, enabling exceptionally fast data processing. These features are vital for the development of lightweight, all-day wearable AR glasses that demand minimal energy consumption and low heat generation. The technology is also designed to perform reliably across diverse environments, including indoors and outdoors, and under varying lighting conditions.
Johannes Peeters, CEO of VoxelSensors, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, stating, “We are pleased to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies. After five years of developing our technology, we see our vision being realized through optimizations with Snapdragon XR Platforms.” This sentiment underscores the potential for VoxelSensors’ innovations to reshape human-machine interaction within XR.
Ziad Asghar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Extended Reality at Qualcomm Technologies, highlighted the strategic importance of this partnership for the future of AR. “We see great potential for small, lightweight AR smart glasses that consumers can wear all day. VoxelSensors’ technology offers the potential to deliver higher performance rates with significantly lower power consumption, which is needed to achieve this vision,” Asghar commented.
Qualcomm’s role as a leader in XR chipsets, combined with VoxelSensors’ commitment to advanced sensing technologies, is expected to foster innovation across the XR ecosystem. As VoxelSensors continues to miniaturize its technology, its integration into commercial products is anticipated to enhance the value proposition of future XR offerings, accelerating mainstream adoption of all-day wearable AR devices.
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The optimized solution, resulting from this joint effort, is slated to be made available to select customers and partners by December 2025. This collaboration marks a pivotal step towards creating more immersive, efficient, and intelligent extended reality experiences, powered by advanced Physical AI capabilities.
