#Futureshaper

An explorer of extended reality

Is there a future for medical technology without extended reality (XR)? Unthinkable, says XR Senior Key Expert Anton Ebert. This versatile "cross-border commuter" roaming between diverse disciplines sees XR as a key technology that builds bridges – between the human world and digital worlds. Learn more in part five of our #Futureshaper series.

8min
Katja Gäbelein
Published on October 11, 2022

Deft looking gestures, yet seemingly without purpose: Anton Ebert's hands move through the air in focused concentration. On the face of it, there's a peculiar aesthetic to his motions that at times calls up images of tai chi, the ancient Chinese art of exercise. That is, if Anton's head weren't wrapped in a virtual reality headset.


Anton Ebert

Anton, smiling, bent over a tablet, talking to a group of smiling working students.
Portrait of Anton. He is smiling, leaning against a glass door, and holding a pair of virtual reality glasses in his hands. You can see his reflection in the glass door.
Close-up of virtual reality glasses with slight blur in background.
Back view of Anton, holding a pair of virtual reality glasses. Opposite is a glass facade in which he is reflected.
Anton is sitting relaxed on a beanbag chair. He has placed his outstretched feet with sneakers on a seat cushion.

By Katja Gäbelein

Katja Gäbelein works as an editor in corporate communications at Siemens Healthineers, and specializes in technology and innovation topics. She writes for text and film media. 

Assistant editor: Guadalupe Sanchez