MekaMon is robot that is controlled by a mobile app with AR. The AR feature creates a virtual world for the actual robot to inhabit. The robot, created by Reach Robotics, launches tomorrow for $300. Users can customize the robots with a training shield and rifle and other accessories, and can also program the robot to make custom moves using Apple's Swift programming language. The robots can battle each other, and the AR app adds single player and co-op play modes. The robots are compatible with both iOS and Android phones. — VENTUREBEAT

A massive VR theme park is opening next month in Guiyang, China. The park is called East Science Valley, and images of its buildings and statue were leaked online. Visitors will be given a VR headset for the various attractions: exploring outer space, meeting aliens, riding the VR roller coaster. According to the East Science Valley website, it will cover 500 acres and is the world's first large VR theme park. — THE NEXT WEB

Harry Thomas and the @One Digital Media team at the University of Nevada at Reno created a VR experience for a physically disabled man. The experience allowed Evan W. Gadda, who is confined in a wheelchair and has asthma, to experience the Burning Man festival and skiing in Tahoe. In October, UNR announced @Reality, a virtual and augmented reality studio within the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, to collaborate and work on AR and VR projects. Evan's experience can be viewed on YouTube in 360-degree viceo. — VRSCOUT

Nexus Studios has released Hotstepper, an AR navigation app. The app uses AR, geo-location and mapping technology, and the phone’s compass and GPS coordinates to guide users toward their destination with an odd dancing character. To make the character look realistic in the environment, the app calculates where the sun is in relation to HotStepper so that his shadow fits with the current location and time. Hotstepper was created using VLO, a virtual reality animation tool to be released soon by the developer. The app is available now on iOS and an Android version is in the works. — NEXT REALITY

Dreamworld has opened up pre-orders for its AR headset Dream Glass. The company recently settled the lawsuit brought by Meta alleging that former employee Zhangyi Zhong brought trade secrets to Dreamworld. Dreamworld has released a new promotional video for the headset, which has a 100-degree field of view, hand gesture recognition, and positional tracking. The device is priced at $400 and will be showcased at the CES 2018 in Las Vegas in January. — NEXT REALITY

The much anticipated VR game From Other Suns launches today. The game is available for $40 in the Oculus store, and it features a multiplayer option for up to three people. From Other Suns is a survival game set in space, with first-person shooting, navigation, and physical inventory management. A new launch trailer highlights how the game works and how the players can interact. — ROADTOVR