About MR4B
MR4B – Mixed Reality for Business is a technology-oriented WIR! alliance of companies, research institutions and technology providers. Our goal is to enable SMEs in industry and industry-related trades to develop new and innovative products and services through the application of mixed reality (MR) and artificial intelligence (AI).
MR4B was initiated by X-Visual Technologies, a Berlin-based developer of innovative software applications for the process industry. X-Visual coordinates the MR4B alliance and contributes to the joint research and development as a technical expert. Our alliance is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the “WIR! – Regional Change through Innovation” funding program.
Our vision is to make the Berlin-Brandenburg region a leading location for the development of MR and AI technologies in industry, skilled trades and education.
Current projects
Strategy project
Observation and evaluation of the WIR! alliance MR4B and its environment, and development of recommendations for the strategy and sustainable further development of MR4B.
Innovation management
Streamlining and expanding the organizational structures from the concept phase, innovation management aims to build and grow an innovation ecosystem for Berlin and Brandenburg in line with MR4B’s goals.
MR data hub
Common data standard for the simplified, accelerated, and sustainable development and introduction of mixed reality applications in industry and trade.
DIY MR authoring tool
DIY authoring tool that allows teachers and trainees to create and adapt their own teaching content in a mixed reality environment.
Handbook2AR
Augmented reality and AI-supported application for the operation and maintenance of industrial plants.
Keep Cool
Frameworks for an AI-supported, adaptive virtual reality learning environment for simulating hazardous situations in industrial and crafts context.
KEPLER
Collaborative mixed reality platform for engineering in plant construction through the integration of the BIM and DEXPI domain models.
LivingLab
Test field for feasibility studies, training courses, and hackathons, the research and development activities of the MR4B alliance partners, and the networking of young scientists.
MR4Safe
Operations
Mixed reality and IoT-supported processes for monitoring, supporting, and documenting routine operation and maintenance (O&M) work in hazardous environments of industrial plants.
MR4HeatPump
Energy-efficient and adaptive control in mixed reality based on LiDAR scans for the use of heat pumps in existing buildings.
HOPE
Holistic Open Planning Environment – virtual planning tool that enables SMEs to plan production facilities in augmented reality intuitively and aided by inexpensive technical devices.
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LiDAR2BIM
Model-based pre-engineering with end-to-end BIM integration. LiDAR2BIM develops a comprehensive toolchain based on open standards and simplifies the planning process.
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ViLeArn
Virtual simulations for teaching and knowledge transfer using interactions, digital systems, BIM data, and flexible user interfaces
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Our partners
MR4B brings together over 60 partners from business, science, technology development and society to work together on practical, low-level and user-friendly IT solutions. The goal is to establish Mixed Reality and AI as integral parts of modern workplaces, enable new business models, and create sustainable jobs
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MR4B Association
The WIR! alliance MR4B – Mixed Reality for Business connects companies with science and research institutions, technology providers and other players from business and society. Over 60 partners are already part of this network, including industrial and technology companies, universities, social partners, associations and educational institutions.
The MR4B Freundeskreis e. V. was founded to provide structural support for the alliance. The association promotes the use of mixed reality in medium-sized industrial and craft businesses and supports knowledge and technology transfer as well as joint research activities.
The association also provides an organizational framework for networking among participants and creates opportunities to actively participate in project initiatives within the alliance.
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