What's Next

Events & Demos

• Monthly Demo Days I am planning monthly public demo days to let you see Stringman in action. These will begin as soon as we secure a suitable public venue for installation. If you operate a public establishment and are interested in hosting a demo, please get in touch.
• Raleigh-Durham Startup Week Neufangled Robotics will be present at Raleigh-Durham Startup Week on April 20-24, 2026. I'll be there personally with a prototype you can examine. Come say hi and grab some stickers.

Software Evolution

• Project "Playroom" We will soon be opening a special public-access robot, codenamed "Playroom," which users will be able to drive remotely for two minutes at a time. This will serve as a stress test for our new remote stack and let you try before you buy.
• Advanced Dataset Management Making Stringman's AI effective requires a variety of data. We are making the target selection system more robust, introducing the ability to build distinct Public and Private datasets. The Public set will ship as a baseline for all new robots, while your Private set allows the robot to learn the specific objects and quirks of your own home.

Next-Gen Hardware

While the Pilot edition is being manufactured for early adopters, The next hardware revision, code named Arpeggio is nearly complete

• Consolidated Anchor Modules Rectangular CDPRs need four pull points, but since the lines have such low stretch and friction, the motors don't actually need to be at the corners. Arpeggio anchors merge pairs of anchors into single components to save cost and complexity, while using eyelets in the adjacent corners to maintain ideal geometry. Install time is decreased, and half as many outlets are required.
• High-Torque BLDC Motors Moving away from steppers, the next generation utilizes Brushless DC (BLDC) motors. They provide a roughly 8x increase in torque and a more favorable torque curve. We are targeting a payload capacity of around 4kg.
• Versatile Mounting Stringman's new anchors have a mounting block that can be changed out for various types of mounting methods including studs, tripods, and drop ceiling T-bars.