Amazon has filed a patent for augmented reality ( AR ) glasses for its warehouse workers , to help them navigate through the facility to find required products and give them other instructions . The glasses would be able to provide visual cues to point out the location of particular products when the worker is near them . They would also be equipped with scanners , barcode readers , image - capturing devices and wireless and Bluetooth communications . However , the patent has triggered concern about the privacy of workers , who would be able to be visible at all times while wearing the headsets .
Amazon has filed a patent for augmented reality (AR) glasses for its warehouse workers, to help them navigate through the facility to find required products and give them other instructions. The devices would be able to provide visual cues to point out the location of particular products when the worker is near them. They would also be equipped with scanners, barcode readers, image-capturing devices and radio and Bluetooth communications. However, the proposal has triggered concern about the privacy of workers, who would be able to be monitored at all times while wearing the headsets.