Remember when all phones did was make calls? Me either. Smartphones are becoming more and more powerful by the day, they’re already cameras, note takers, laser measures, and thermal imaging cameras, but now they can add x-ray vision sensors to the list.
Walabot DIY is a smartphone attachment that lets you see what’s lurking behind walls. There are obviously other machines that can do this, but this is the first that we know about that is as convenient as carrying your phone. Currently able to run on Android devices, Walabot senses pipes of both plastic and metal, electrical wire, and studs behind up to 4 inches of cement and drywall. The 2016 Consumer Electronics “Top Tech” winner uses magnets to connect to the back of your phone and a micro-USB cord to transmit the data to the app on your phone.
The phone attachment is currently available in the US only for $199, but the company also sells the technology in programmable kits for $149-$599 for those who want to use the x-ray vision, movement tracking, and sound detecting abilities to create other devices.
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