Rony Abovitz
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRony Abovitz is the founder of Magic Leap, and was previously CEO. He provided a drive at Magic Leap for embracing augmented reality technology.[1]
He is an appreciator of Douglas Engelbart.
Rony Abovitz got started in Mako Surgical, then pivoted to augmented reality through Enravel, which was adjacent to pivoting fiber optic endoscopes.
"XR/Spatial computing is an incredibly cool and amazing field - but needs billions to tens of billions to really move the field forward. Very odd - it looks to be a harder problem than space flight and most AI" - Rony Abovitz[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Rivero, Nicolás (2016-09-27). "The Origin Story of Magic Leap's Rony Abovitz". https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/rony-abovitzs-magic-leap-may-reshape-your-reality-8112885.
- ↑ Abovitz, Rony (2026-06-17). "Rony Abovitz (@rabovitz) on X". https://x.com/rabovitz/status/2067050547253838067.