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

Raytheon makes the microwave oven in 1946 [link](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/111R9LsBhbzZKVi1MBuDjT0DXkah3gQpW)

Raytheon makes the first laser in 1960 [link](https://www.cnet.com/news/the-laser-turns-50/)

A blog for laser positioning system beginnings 1989, 1995, 2012: [link](/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Humble-Beginnings-of-Real-Time-Robot-Control-1.pdf)

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](https://www.fi.edu/difference-between-ar-vr-and-mr)

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.