The lightweight, industry-focused display is paired with a new OS and a subscription model
RealWear is expanding its industrial AR lineup with the Arc 3, a new lightweight mixed-reality headset designed for frontline workers.
The 179g headset is a significant move for the company, offering a sleeker, more conventional form factor than its ultra-rugged devices.
This lighter design (which fits over helmets and safety glasses) is designed for use in sectors such as logistics, healthcare, and pharma, where all-day comfort is critical.
The Arc 3 features a see-through display with what RealWear calls ‘double retina resolution,’ which it claims delivers 40% more detail than previous models. It also includes a dual-camera system for high-quality video capture during remote expert calls.
A new voice-powered strategy
The other side to this story, however, is the new ‘Ari OS’—which launches first on Arc 3.
A voice-first operating system that aims to understand natural language, this allows workers to “jump into a call, pull up documents, or ask for help” using conversational commands, rather than the rigid, pre-set prompts common in industrial wearables.
RealWear has big ambitions for the software. It plans to roll Ari OS out to existing devices and, crucially, license it to other hardware manufacturers.
RealWear now also offers a new yearly subscription model as part of a major strategic shift.
RealWear says this will cover all repairs, replacements, free upgrades, and support—a move designed to make the tech easier for large companies to adopt and scale without a massive upfront hardware cost.
