How smart glasses are used

A reading list of glasses in real use: on the job, in daily life, as an accessibility aid, and in the places that restrict them. Hand-picked and grouped by use, newest first in each group.

At work

Named deployments and pilots, from the warehouse floor to the operating room

Public sector

Biometric UpdateAug 13, 2026Meta smart glasses quietly enter Florida law enforcement MIT Technology ReviewMay 18, 2026Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare FortuneMay 12, 2026DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans Zee NewsJan 22, 2026Who is Delhi Police watching? AI smart glasses to identify 65,000 suspects on Republic Day 2026 404 MediaDec 9, 2025Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Defense OneSep 6, 2025Army picks startup Rivet to build AI-enabled soldier glasses VuzixDec 2, 2024U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Expands Its Deployment of Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses EntrepreneurJun 11, 2019Vuzix to Equip Smart Glasses With Facial Recognition TechCrunchFeb 8, 2018Chinese police are using smart glasses to identify potential suspects