Beam announced at Google I/O 2025, 3D video conferencing may soon become a reality
Google I/O 2025: Google launched Beam. This is a new 3D video conferencing system. Previously known as Project Starline, the project has now become Beam. It makes virtual meetings a real-life experience with AI and 3D imaging. It runs on Google Cloud and works with platforms like Google Meet Zoom. Let's know about it in detail.
At Google I/O 2025, the company formally launched Beam, its new 3D video conference system. It turns virtual discussions into in-person meetings. Formerly codenamed Project Starline, Beam is now leaving the experimental phase and entering the work world. It employs AI, 3D imaging, and special screens in order to make individuals appear in actual size and in depth, as if sitting before you, though distant from you. It is a headset- and glasses-free and promises to infuse face-to-face conversations with natural eye gaze, gestures, and presence.
Beam converts normal video into 3D images that may be viewed from multiple perspectives using the power of AI. It brings people together in the most organic manner possible, catching subtle expressions, tones of voice, and body language, usually lost in conventional video calls. All the operations support multiple Google Cloud locations and integrate seamlessly with an existing company's tools, so there is no need to rebuild the whole thing.
Google is bringing Beam to offices in partnership with HP, which will launch the first Beam devices later this year. The devices will be shown off at the upcoming InfoComm event. Google plans to make Beam work with common video platforms like Google Meet and Zoom, so teams can join Beam calls without changing software.
In addition, Google is expanding Beam to more organizations in collaboration with companies such as Zoom, Diversified and AVI-SPL. Well-known companies such as Deloitte, Salesforce, Citadel, NEC, Hackensack Meridian Health, and Duolingo are already testing this technology. Angel Ayala, managing director of Deloitte Consulting, said Beam is "not only a technological breakthrough, but a new way of connection."
Google is also adding live speech translation to its video services. Starting with Google Meet, this feature will come to Beam in the future. This feature allows conversations in different languages, with real-time translations maintaining the original voice and tone. This can make international meetings more personal and clear.
Through Beam, Google wants to make video calls more real, not only in the look of people, but also in their connection and communication. More updates to Beam are expected in the coming months as it rolls out to businesses around the world.
