UC Today’s Christopher Carey speaks with Ori Inbar, CEO and Co-Founder of Augmented World Expo to get a sense of what’s shaping the XR industry right now and what AWE 2026 will reflect.
The conversation covers the growing role of AI in XR – and XR in AI – including the emergence of physical AI and world models as a bridge between the two technologies.
Ori also discusses the current state of smart glasses, the challenges around privacy and wearable adoption, and how enterprise XR is evolving beyond pilots toward large-scale deployment.
Topics discussed include:
- The XR industry’s trajectory and the $61 billion forecast for 2030
- Smart glasses and AI glasses developments in 2026
- Physical AI, world models and their relationship with XR
- Enterprise XR: deployment, ROI and scaling challenges
- Privacy concerns around camera-enabled wearables
- Vibe coding and its potential impact on XR development
- What to watch for in the industry heading into 2027
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