Apple's augmented reality framework for iOS devices. It provides motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation. ARKit is what enables BabyProof to accurately place hazard markers on real-world surfaces through your iPhone or iPad camera.
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Technology that overlays digital information onto the real world through a phone or tablet camera. BabyProof uses AR to show you exactly where hazards are in your home and how to fix them. Think Pokemon Go, but for finding dangerous outlets and wobbly furniture.
Google's augmented reality platform for Android devices. Like Apple's ARKit, it provides motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation. It allows BabyProof to work across Android phones for room scanning and hazard detection.
The process of pointing your phone's camera around a room so the app can analyze the space for safety hazards. BabyProof guides you through a slow pan of each room, identifying risks as it goes. It takes about 2 to 3 minutes per room.