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A projector that turns any table into an interface.

Build demo

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Spark

The lab built museum installations, then asked what would survive in a kitchen.

Friction

Spatial computing should not require something on your face.
Tables already hold the work.

Bet

A projector that turns any table into an interface.

Build

Ultra-short throw, a depth camera for hands, and a local app runtime.

The first software is paper-like: draw, pin, share to a still.

Maker

Spatial computing studio · Montreal

Near Lab

Putting interfaces on surfaces people already gather around.

Proof

Don’t tell us it’s real. Show us.

SEP 2026 — Hand tracking held under kitchen lighting

JUN 2026 — Throw distance reduced to 42cm

MAR 2026 — First family playtests completed

Pull

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Source

Original project

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