[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/arheadset.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/17/head-mounted-ar-trainer-is-another-star-trek-prop-come-to-life/)
Those of you familiar with the Dominion headsets from *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*](http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/08/star-trek-series-coming-to-netflix-watch-instantly-in-july-an/) will probably guess exactly what this wearable AR system does from the picture alone. Japan's institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology is putting the finishing touches on a device to help newbies through complex and dangerous jobs. A head-mounted [GoPro Hero 2 HD](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/24/gopro-launches-hd-hero2-helmet-cam-announces-video-streaming-wi/) relays a picture back to an expert, who directs the action while wearing colored gloves. Using color separation, just the hand movements are sent back to the user, processed by a [Toughbook](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/panasonic-unveils-android-toughbook-slate-for-q4-sledgehammer-s/) in a backpack and overlaid onto the [Shimadzu Data Glass](http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/shimadzu-dataglass-3-a-the-hmd-for-cyclops/) HUD. There's nothing special about the tech, but that's what makes it so likely we'll see this making the leap to reality -- more so, because all of the components are off-the-shelf. The only issue is with the unit's software calibration, which takes far too long, but [AIST](http://www.engadget.com/tag/aist) hopes to remedy this over time. Just be careful if you see a backseat driver with blue gloves -- they could make your life miserable.
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