Microsoft's HoloLens makes soldiers SICK: 80% suffered 'mission-affecting physical impairments'

Congress is deciding whether to give $424.2 million to purchase more military-grade HoloLense headsets from Microsoft after more than 80 percent of soldiers testing the device experienced'mission-affecting physical impairments' in less than three hours of use. The US Army has been testing the augmented reality device since 2018, which claims to improve training and missions on the battlefield by projecting digital information on the screen while allowing users to interact with the physical world. The HoloLens, however, is causing headaches, eyestrain and nausea, and acceptance of the technology'remains low' - a finding that could pause the entire project. Microsoft received $480 million in 2018 to develop prototypes, but the technology is still'experiencing issues' that could force officials to pull their order of more than 100,000 unites. Microsoft received $480 million in 2018 to develop prototypes, but the technology is still'experiencing issues' and making soldiers testing it nauseas, along with giving them headaches In all, the contract is set to amount to up to $21.88 billion over the next decade, with a five-year base agreement that can be extended for another five years.