Looking for beta testers – iOS AI ball-tracking camera app

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There are still several happy users, but the main reason I didn’t continue to promote it, is that anything involving hardware manufacturing is extremely hard for independent developers like me, and the tariffs only made it much worse. Plus, the hardware specs weren’t exactly what I thought would be ideal.

This iPhone-based solution is better in every way: a better camera and far more processing power thanks to the iPhone, and DockKit means I don’t need to build my own gimbal.

A fun fact: my SBC (which became available at the end of 2024) uses a processor similar to the one in the XbotGo Falcon. Mine was actually more expensive, simply because the one they’re using now wasn’t available at that time. Both processors have the same NPU rated at 6 TOPS, roughly equivalent to an iPhone 11 (which was manufactured in 2019).

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Hello,
Got the gimbal Insta 360 flow 2 pro, I installed the app INSTA360.
With my Iphone 12 pro max it works fine!
let me know.
Thank’s

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Hello,

i also want to test the beta with the insta 360 flow pro 2 and my iPhone 13.
Are you still looking for beta tester ? @gchen
Would you recommend the ai tracker for the insta 360 flow 2 ?

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@simbiosi @lukipuk If you use Facebook, please join this group: Redirecting.... You can find more info and videos there.

@lukipuk no, my iOS app doesn’t use the insta 360 ai tracker.

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Are you planning on supporting other sports for the app? My interest would be lacrosse and football.

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In the future, yes, but not at this time. However, I doubt that any existing sports cameras can actually track a lacrosse ball that is so small. So I guess if you use the soccer mode to track player movements it should be good enough.

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Right, much like a hockey puck, it would be too hard to track, plus the ball is concealed most of the time in a player’s stick. I realize it would take machine learning and be based on movement of all of the players. Veo, Pixellot, and XbotGo are the only products I know that support lacrosse. It’d be nice to have more options. Was wondering what your roadmap looks like.

Thank you for all that you have done for these projects.

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@stevenparish Now that FoloCam is officially released, it might be a good time to test it for lacrosse — especially with the current deal where a supported gimbal is only $35: FoloCam, the iOS AI ball-tracking camera app, is now available - #3 by gchen

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Hey there. I am interested in possibly trying this out. I have a few concerns- I assume that gimbal is not water proof? Have you had any luck in trying it in the rain? I would bet it would need a full cover to keep it from shorting? What is the battery life like? Would it need an external battery as well as the iPhone? I have been running the GoPro ActionsSitch setup for quite a while, rain or shine, so I am used to extra batteries. Thoughts on the longevity of the inexpensive gimbal? Quality looks like it might be pretty darn good. Do you have any full 11v11 videos I can see?