For the team

Four ways forward

We can deliver the three jobs in four different ways. Every path shares the live view, translates Japanese, Thai, and English, and measures in 3D. They differ in the device the worker wears, in what we build versus buy, in how soon it is ready, and in the running cost. Here is each path with its pictures, its pros and cons, and the full price, including the AWS server cost.

Side by side

The four paths at a glance

Three jobs across the top, four paths down the side. ◎ excellent, ○ works, △ partial. The price columns show the hardware per worker and the running cost at a 10 worker rollout.

PathWorn deviceReady ShareTranslateMeasure Hardware / workerRunning / month (10)

Each path in full

The four paths

Buy or build the share

Off-the-shelf remote-assist software

In the meeting we were asked about ready-made software like Zoho Lens and TeamViewer. Here is what each one officially supports, checked on the vendor pages in 2026. The short answer: this kind of software mainly fits Path 2, the industrial glasses. On Path 1, only Zoho Lens supports the Quest 3, and it has no translation. Paths 3 and 4 have no official support, so the live share there is an app we build ourselves.

Software Path 1Quest 3 Path 2Industrial glass Path 3RayNeo / XREAL Path 4XREAL Aura Live JP / TH / EN
What this means. Off-the-shelf software mainly fits Path 2. TeamViewer Frontline and VSight Remote both officially support the Moziware Cimo and the Vuzix M400, so Path 2 can buy software today. VSight is the stronger pick because it adds live Japanese, Thai, and English voice translation, which TeamViewer (captions only, languages not published) and Zoho Lens (none) do not match. Zoho Lens is the only one of the three that supports the Meta Quest 3 (Path 1), but it does not support the Moziware Cimo and has no live translation, so it does not fit the Path 2 or Path 3 glasses. Paths 3 and 4 have no official vendor support, so we build the share app ourselves.

Full per-app detail and source links are on the software selection page. TeamViewer and VSight are quote-priced (no public per-seat figure), and Zoho Lens is cheaper (free tier, about $9 per technician a month) and does list the Meta Quest 3, but not the Moziware Cimo or the RayNeo and XREAL glasses (Zoho supported list).

The server side

What runs on AWS, and what it costs

For the paths where we build the share app ourselves (1, 3, and 4), one thing runs on our own AWS account: the live video link. Everything else stays off the bill. Prices below are real 2026 AWS rates, US East region, checked against the AWS pricing pages.

Worker glassstreams its camera
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AWS: the live linksignaling + relay (Chime SDK or coturn on EC2)
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Remote expertsees and marks the view
Off the AWS bill, on purpose · $0
3D measurement runs on the device (Quest depth, or phone ARKit and ARCore). It never touches a server. Translation runs on the glass (RayNeo, free) or on Google Gemini Live (not AWS), so it stays off our bill too.
The one thing that can blow up the bill
If we run translation on AWS (Transcribe at $0.024 per minute plus Translate at $15 per million characters) the monthly cost jumps to about $47 at pilot and $227 at rollout. So we keep translation on the glass or on Gemini, not on AWS.
PathWhat hits AWSPilot (2 workers)Rollout (10 workers)Plus, off AWS

Assumptions: a help session is about 30 minutes, both the worker and the expert are on the call. Pilot is 2 workers with about 1,320 session minutes a month. Rollout is 10 workers with about 6,600 session minutes a month. The first year AWS free tier would make these even lower. Live video uses Amazon Chime SDK at $0.0017 per attendee minute, which is cheaper than a self hosted relay until about 60 call hours a month.

The money, drawn

Two charts that tell the cost story

Hardware cost per worker, one time
What you pay once, per worker, for the device or devices.
Path 1Headset only
~$600
Path 2Industrial + phone
$2,300-2,800
Path 3AR glass + phone
$1,700-2,300
Path 4Wait for Aura
~$1,500
Path 1 is the cheapest to buy because it is a single device with no phone. Path 3 has a range because the XREAL One Pro plus Eye (about $700) is much cheaper than the RayNeo X3 Pro (about $1,300), before the phone.
Running cost per month, at a 10 worker rollout
The recurring bill once it is live. AWS server plus translation plus any software subscription.
Path 1Headset only
~$98
Path 2Industrial + phone
~$500-1,000
Path 3AR glass + phone
~$24
Path 4Wait for Aura
~$98
This is the surprise. The paths with the cheapest server bill are the ones we build ourselves. Path 3 is the cheapest to run because RayNeo translates on the glass for free, so it is only the AWS video link. Path 2 looks simple to buy, but the per seat software subscription makes it the most expensive to run every month.

The call

Which path, and when

For the October demo

Path 2, then Path 3

Demo on Path 2 (Vuzix M400 plus a phone) because the live share is proven in market today and nothing can fail on stage. Show Path 3 (RayNeo) beside it as the cheaper, lighter direction once its camera test passes.

For the rollout

Path 3

RayNeo X3 Pro plus a phone is the cheapest to run, about $24 a month on AWS with translation free on the glass, and it shows all three languages on the lens. Subject to the one day camera streaming test.

For later

Path 4

XREAL Aura collapses the glass and phone into one device and is the newest open platform, but it ships Fall 2026, around the demo. Track it as the next rollout device, do not bet the demo on it.

The one line to remember. The AWS bill is small on every path we build ourselves, about $6 a month at pilot and $24 a month at rollout, because only the live video runs on the server. The real money is the hardware you buy once and, for Path 2, the software you rent every month. So the cheapest path to run is the one we build, not the one we buy.

Go deeper: the full decision, the interactive stack builder, the build plan, and the self develop path for Path 4.