Munich – September 21, 2026 -- Manifold Tech Limited has partnered with FARO INSIGHT, a business of AMETEK, Inc., to launch Rovi i.1, a mobile reality capture device that feeds directly into FARO's Sphere XG Digital Reality Platform.
Rovi i.1 combines real-time localization with 3D Gaussian Splatting for field data capture
The device merges real-time localization, geometry, imagery and 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) technology to generate spatial datasets and photorealistic 3D environments from a single field workflow. It is designed as a mobile, everyday-use tool rather than a standalone capture instrument.
Integration with FARO Sphere XG enables cloud-based processing and collaboration
Rovi i.1 connects to the FARO Sphere XG Digital Reality Platform for cloud-based data processing, management, visualization and team collaboration. The companies developed the integration through direct engineering collaboration, creating a workflow that moves from field capture to cloud to application-ready outputs including point clouds, measurements and digital-twin assets.
Tobias Böhret, Director of Product Solutions at FARO INSIGHT, said customers had asked for a complete workflow linking hardware and software rather than an isolated capture device, and that Rovi i.1 was built to support the full journey from capture to actionable reality data.
Target sectors span construction, industrial inspection, public safety and heritage preservation
Potential use cases include site documentation and construction progress tracking in the AEC&O sector, asset records and inspection in industrial facilities and infrastructure, scene documentation for public safety agencies, and digital preservation for cultural heritage sites. The same captured data can also feed immersive 3D experiences and spatial computing applications.
Manifold Tech extends spatial sensing technology toward robotics and autonomous systems
Beyond Rovi i.1, Manifold Tech is applying its spatial sensing and reconstruction technologies to robotics and autonomous systems development. Dr. Fan Yang, COO of Manifold Tech Limited, described Rovi i.1 as an initial step toward bringing mobile sensing and multimodal reconstruction capabilities to a broader range of users, industries and applications through the partnership with FARO INSIGHT.