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WalabotDIY connects magnetically to the
back of Android smart phones, allowing
users to see through plasterboard,
cement and other materials. The
technology is so precise it can determine
the location of pipes, wires and even
rodent’s nests.
WalabotDIY is compatible with
all Android smart phones 5.0 and
higher, equipped with USB OTG. After
downloading the WalabotDIY app via
Google Play and a short calibration
process, it can be used to scan the wall.
The wall images are then projected on
the smart phone’s screen.
The tool also helps users know
precisely how deep to cut or how far to
drill to avoid damaging pipes, wires,
and objects hidden behind walls. Its
robust 3D imaging sensors detect
both the depth and location of objects
and easily see through up to 10cm of
concrete or plasterboard.
WalabotDIY also features an
adjustable sensitivity setting for optimal
calibrations on specific renovation
and construction projects, offers two
sensing modes of pipes and raw data,
and can easily snap photo screenshots
for use in offline analysis. The powerful
sensor technology will also enable added
features for WalabotDIY in the future.
Additional applications will be available
via Google Play and will integrate
seamlessly with the existing WalabotDIY
tool as they are announced and released.
Walabot
3D imaging sensor
01 is the world’s first dimensioning
instrument. It rolls over straight,
curved or contoured objects to capture,
log, and share dimensions. Carved in
aluminium, 01 is contained within a pen,
pencil or stylus, and wirelessly connects to
smart phones.
“We need to rethink how we capture
and use dimensions. Measuring tape, for
example, hasn’t really changed since its
creation in 1860,” says InstruMMents
founder and CEO Mladen Barbaric.
The InstruMMents team is a
collective of veterans in device and
software development, looking to tackle
this problem.
“Mladen and his team are some of the
best product designers I’ve ever worked
with and have once again re-imagined an
important product category,” says ex-CEO
of Apple and PepsiCo and co-founder of
Misfit John Sculley.
01 uses a proprietary multi-sensor
system, requires only one hand to
dimension and is the only such device in
the world that works on 3D surfaces. Used
to design buildings or hang pictures, it
helps makers intuitively capture linear or
contoured lengths. No charging is required
and batteries last up to six months. Users
can also log, search, and share dimensions
using the InstruMMents iOS and Android
apps. Other features include:
ǩ Unit Selection: convert between metric
and imperial.
ǩ Scale: dimension drawings or maps in
any scale.
ǩ Quick W-H-D: captures width, height
and depth automatically, making
dimensioning boxes fast.
ǩ Blink Interval: Set up grids, hang things
equally apart or gauge rough dimensions
without your phone.
InstruMMents
dimensioning instrument