The father of the Oculus creates a 'startup' to build the Trump Wall

Palmer Luckey wants to contribute his technological knowledge to improve the surveillance system on the border with Mexico

   In 2014, Palmer Luckey's bank account began adding zeros at almost the same speed that was spread among the media that Facebook bought for $ 400 million Oculus Rift.

This helmet of virtual reality was developed by Luckey and also by John Carmack in 2012. The father of the Oculus returns to the media stage three months after leaving the social network and the development of virtual reality technology for the company by Mark Zuckerberg.

   This small break has served to launch a new 'startup' dedicated to the development of surveillance technology at the borders. The United States needs a new type of defense company, one that saves citizens tax dollars, but is capable of developing superior technology to keep our troops and citizens safer, Luckey said in a statement to the New York Times.

The 'startup' of the Oculus father works on the expansion of the LIDAR sensors used by autonomous vehicles. This system is capable of detecting distance and ambient light based on a set of cameras and infrared sensors.

Luckey is betting that the devices that integrate its technology could be placed on telephone poles, and he is convinced that his system can be more efficient and cheaper than the wall on the Mexican border that Trump wanted to build.

Despite seeing this new startup California, Luckey and would have gone through the White House, according to several American media. Last April he had a meeting with Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior of the United States Government. According to Zinke's spokesperson, the secretary had a very brief meeting in which he heard Mr. Luckey talk about technology at the border, and referred him to the Department of Homeland Security.

Apparently, in the first round of financing of the company would appear as investor Peter Thiel, current adviser to Trump on technological issues. Luckey hopes to raise enough money to install his security device in certain potentially vulnerable areas.

According to the plans of the father of the Oculus with its network of sensors could detect the presence of drones or the movement of people or objects in mobility in large tracts of land.

The Luckey-Trump connection is not new. Last January, Luckey donated $ 100,000 to the inauguration of Trump's presidency through one of his companies.