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Research and Development

Our teams have been pioneering vertically-integrated manufacturing solutions for over a decade, designing and producing industry-leading display and augmented reality optics at scale, helping to merge the human experience with a digital one.

Our Process

Collaboration at every level, for every innovation possible

With internal R&D, Manufacturing and Failure Analysis teams, Magic Leap is uniquely positioned to bring precise optics to market fast. Our vertically integrated teams enable us to provide the highest levels of collaboration, innovation, and quality control at every step of the process, while also unlocking new efficiencies and technological advancements along the way.

Research and Development

Inventing a new reality

A closeup view of an uncut waveguide wafer against a soft blue background.

Everything at Magic Leap starts with an idea. How can we make it smaller? Lighter? Brighter? More efficient? Our dedicated Research and Development team concepts, develops, and executes the creation of all of our patented waveguides, software, and ,manufacturing equipment. For over a decade, we’ve been refining our processes to develop first-in-class manufacturing solutions that work at scale.

A closeup view of an uncut waveguide wafer against a soft blue background.
Rows of single waveguide lenses with light shimmering off them rest in a carrier tray.

Capabilities

Layers of possibility

Rows of single waveguide lenses with light shimmering off them rest in a carrier tray.

Continuous breakthroughs by our teams have enabled us to explore a spectrum of new possibilities in materials for waveguide production. With a suite of options, Magic Leap offers an immense array of AR experiences and options.

Equipment and Machinery

We make the machines that make our products

A pair of wave guide lenses, inserted into a frame, are held delicately in a cradle inside a Magic Leap manufacturing chamber.

Our processes and proprietary equipment are created in-house, enabling us to rapidly iterate, optimize, and scale the thinnest and lightest optics more efficiently and precisely.

A pair of wave guide lenses, inserted into a frame, are held delicately in a cradle inside a Magic Leap manufacturing chamber.