I compared Mixed Reality (MR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) below. Interesting facts.

Raytheon makes the microwave oven in 1946 link

Raytheon makes the first laser in 1960 link

A blog for laser positioning system beginnings 1989, 1995, 2012: link

Facebook's new name shows company is focused on augmented reality. 'Facebook just changed their name to "Meta," they are trying to build an augmented reality "Metaverse."

Augmented reality is a subset of mixed-reality. link

Mixed reality is what I am doing with the laser positioning system.

I am using real world input from the laser distance meter to create a virtual landscape in the computer. The software makes decisions based upon the virtual landscape then the computer controls the robot arm in the real world using servo controls.