Facebook is restructuring its augmented reality glasses division as it inches closer to launch
By Sara Shaw • January 18, 2019
Facebook is restructuring its efforts to build futuristic glasses as the company’s augmented reality efforts inch closer towards launching a commercial product. The tech giant has moved hundreds of employees from its research-focused unit, Facebook Reality Labs (FRL), to a new standalone product team focused on AR, Business Insider has learned.
The shift indicates Facebook continues to be focused on developing augmented reality hardware and that its approach is shifting from something experimental and research-driven to a focus on delivering actual commercial products. It’s not clear if the AR hardware product closest to commercialization are the futuristic glasses Facebook has previously discussed, or another, undisclosed product.