Today, PICO debuted two major updates for its MR/VR headset portfolio: the Motion Tracker Waist Version product and the PICO 4 Ultra OS 5.13.0 update.
The move looks to boost the product portfolio just as PICO celebrates its 10th year and as firms like Meta, Apple, Samsung, Varjo, and others deepen their XR offerings going into the second half of 2025.
PICO launched the Motion Tracker Waist Version via a Vrchat-exclusive virtual event. The device is partially targeted at the large-scale social gaming market.
However, if the trend persists, the innovation could lead to investment in full-body tracking solutions more broadly in the enterprise market.
The PICO Motion Tracker Waist Version enhances the already available full-body tracking framework with waist data, which PICO notes leads to smoother VR user interactions, notably in sitting and lying positions.
The new tracking product works across PICO 4 Ultra and PICO 4 headsets and includes additional support for PCVR applications via the Connect service.
PICO is making the Motion Tracker Waist Version available for purchase online via Amazon starting at 49.99€ / £39.99.
PICO 4 Ultra OS 5.13.0 Update
The waist tracking comes as PICO also debuts OS version 5.13.0 for the PICO 4 Ultra headset.
The move brings enhancements to the headset’s usability, performance, and immersion, the firm states.
The improvements come via a series of new tools, including panoramic screen workspace optimization, which could greatly assist productivity use cases for the PICO headset.
The update gives panoramic screen workspaces greater flexibility over the distance and position of a virtual window application; this boosts multitasking efficiency for work, entertainment, or creative projects, PICO says.
Another new feature of OS 5.13.0 is a 2D-to-spatial photo conversion that, like Apple’s spatial photo tools, allows users to turn 2D images into 3D ones that they can then explore via an immersive device. This feature also includes iPhone 16 spatial photo compatibility.
Speaking of tracking. The OS 5.13.0 update includes a hand-tracking-only mode, therefore supporting a controller-free experience similar to Vision Pro and Apple’s spatial computing features, which include a controller-less experience.
On the technical side, OS 5.13.0 introduces the Performance Tuner, a performance debugging developer tool for precisely adjusting multiple parameters to fine-tune specific apps according to a user’s requirements.
PICO Marks 10 Years with Enterprise OS 5.13 Update
The news comes, just as PICO celebrates its tenth year by announcing Enterprise OS 5.13, which optimizes Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) features and large-scale business XR deployments.
LeLand Hedges, the Head of Enterprise Business at PICO XR US & EMEA of PICO XR, noted:
During the entire 10 years we have had the same business model and approach to market: a purchase of a PICO XR Enterprise HMD includes a commercial license and complete control over what additional services you choose to install to manage your devices.
Pico Enterprise OS 5.13 introduces a variety of updates for VR and MR users, including:
- Enhanced support for manually switching to the V2 tracking algorithm, which improves mapping and positioning for Location-Based Experiences (LBE).
- New tools to draw and export obstacles, allowing users to establish play boundaries.
- A quick reset feature has been added to facilitate application testing and quality assurance.
- A tracking node now enables the simultaneous tracking of controllers and gestures in third-party applications.
- The Video See-Through (VST) algorithm has been optimized, resulting in improved video quality in low-light conditions and a more natural distribution of lighting brightness.
- Hand-tracking features have been enhanced, including reduced latency, fewer false touches, better gesture accuracy, support for prolonged sitting or lying down, and smoother full-body animation.
Additionally, this update follows the release of improvements to Business Device Manager 1.6.0 by PICO XR. It now supports OBB and ROM file type deployment and offers optimized tools for managing a fleet of VR/MR devices.
Hedges also noted:
As of last year we also released the PICO Business Device Manager as an optional value added service. Partners have aways been able to operate a fleet of PICO Enterprise devices without requiring specific unique/verified identification which ensures the maximum user privacy.
As enterprise XR solutions providers mature leading into the second half of the 2020s, the market’s long-standing highlights overall steady support for the AR/VR/MR market, with clients continuing to experiment with and invest in XR, full body tracking, and more.
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