Luma Labs

Luma Labs is a generative AI company specializing in 3D capture and generation. Founded by Amit Jain, Luma builds tools that transform photos and text prompts into 3D assets and video — bridging generative AI with spatial computing and the metaverse.

Neural Radiance Fields and 3D Capture

Luma's early breakthrough was making Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) accessible to consumers. By processing photos or video from a smartphone, Luma could reconstruct photorealistic 3D scenes — democratizing a technology that previously required specialized equipment. This capability is foundational for populating virtual worlds with real-world content: turning physical spaces into digital assets for the metaverse.

Dream Machine and Video Generation

Luma's Dream Machine entered the AI video generation space alongside Runway and OpenAI's Sora, offering text-to-video and image-to-video capabilities. The combination of 3D understanding and video generation positions Luma uniquely: its models understand spatial relationships and 3D consistency in ways that pure 2D video generators don't, producing more physically plausible results.

3D Generation for the Metaverse

Luma's text-to-3D and image-to-3D capabilities address one of the fundamental bottlenecks of the metaverse: content creation. Populating virtual worlds with high-quality 3D assets has historically required skilled 3D artists using tools like Maya, Blender, or Unreal Engine. Luma's generative approach aligns with the direct-from-imagination paradigm — describing or photographing what you want and letting AI generate the 3D asset.