Mumbai: On a tour of the Hannover Messe, the world's largest industrial technology trade show, taking place in Hannover, Germany, US President Barack Obama tried on a VR headset, and he apparently loved it.
President Barack Obama is something of a technology geek and he is in his element at the Hannover Messe.
Obama and his host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, checked out high-tech inventions. They even chatted with developers at the massive industrial technology trade show.
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, look at a robotic device as they tour the Hannover Messe (Photo: AP)
The two leaders learnt about minicomputers that send data from a car to the cloud, a sensor that mimics a gecko's feet to pick up objects and ultra-light prosthetics created for para-Olympian cyclists.
US President and German Chancellor checking out the ultra-light prosthetic created for para-Olympian cyclists (Photo: AP)
They even checked out an electric vehicle battery charger that maker Phoenix Contact says can give a car battery 100 kilometers worth of charge in just five minutes.
Obama also tried on virtual reality glasses made with what developer Ifm Stiftung dubs the smallest 3D camera in the world. With the glasses on his face and cameras snapping photos, Obama reached out as if shaking an invisible hand.
He says, "It's a brave new world."
US President Barack Obama wearing the VR Headset (Photo: AP)
