Vivo Vision, a new mixed reality headset, debuted at the Boao Forum for Asia, with a prototype launching anticipated in mid-2025. Vivo aims to enhance its spatial computing capabilities for future applications in consumer robotics. During the event, Hu Baishan, vivo’s Executive VP, highlighted the mobile phone industry’s role in China’s tech innovation, noting vivo’s leadership as the top domestic brand for four years, serving over 500 million users. The company also announced the establishment of a Robotics Laboratory to develop robotics technology, combining its expertise in AI and imaging with the new MR headset to integrate technology into daily life.
Introducing vivo Vision – a groundbreaking mixed reality (MR) headset that was unveiled at the Boao Forum for Asia. A unit was displayed at the vivo booth, while the official launch of the prototype is expected in mid-2025.
The company highlighted that the launch of vivo Vision is part of a broader strategy to “enhance its real-time spatial computing capabilities for prospective uses in consumer robotics.”
The event also featured several innovative advancements, including developments in 6G technology and the upcoming X200 Ultra smartphone.
During a session dubbed “vivo Release Moment,” Hu Baishan, Executive VP and COO of vivo, remarked that the mobile phone sector is a “microcosm” of China’s technological innovation. He noted that vivo has retained its position as the leading domestic mobile phone brand for the past four years and serves over 500 million users across 60 markets.
The Boao Forum for Asia, often referred to as the “Asian Davos,” is a gathering initiated by multiple Asian countries where leaders from government, business, and academia convene to discuss their vision regarding the most critical issues facing the region.
At the forum, vivo also unveiled plans for the establishment of a Robotics Laboratory, marking a new strategic avenue for innovation that the company aims to explore. The goal is to develop the “brain” and “eyes” of robots there, leveraging its expertise in areas such as AI LLMs and imaging, in tandem with the spatial computing capabilities that vivo Vision will provide.
The insights gained from the MR will be integrated with vivo’s Blue Technology Matrix (BlueImage, BlueLM, BlueOS, BlueChip, and BlueVolt), which consists of a suite of AI-driven models aimed at “bringing technology out of the laboratory and into the daily lives of users.”