Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey is an American entrepreneur who founded Oculus VR in 2012 and designed the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. He currently co-founded and leads Anduril Industries, a defense technology company that develops autonomous drones, sensors, and AI-powered military systems for the U.S. government and allied nations. He is best known for reviving the virtual reality industry with the Oculus Rift and later shifting to defense technology with Anduril, which has become a major competitor to legacy defense contractors.
“Doing virtual reality goggles when he was 19 living in a trailer park... He then went and worked in the defense industry, started building weapons when that was incredibly unpopular to do in Silicon Valley.”
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