Faszinaturen manufactures scale models whose weight matches the real object's mass and pairs each model with an AR app that overlays accurate 3D visualizations. The combined tactile and digital experience lets educators, museum curators, and design professionals compare sizes, annotate, and explore dimensions without additional hardware. Models are sold directly and can be customized, with optional licensing for the AR software.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Understanding the true mass and scale of large objects—such as planets, buildings, or engineering structures—is difficult because conventional visual aids lack physical weight and size fidelity, limiting experiential learning and collaborative design.
Solution
Faszinaturen produces physical mass models that are engineered to weigh exactly as the real-world objects would at the same scale, providing a tangible sense of mass. Each model is paired with a dedicated Augmented Reality (AR) application that overlays digital visualizations, allowing users to compare relative sizes (e.g., the Sun next to an Earth model) and explore complex dimensions. The combined haptic‑digital experience supports hands‑on education, research demonstrations, and collaborative planning by letting multiple participants interact with both the physical model and its AR extensions. Models can be ordered for a variety of scientific, architectural, and industrial subjects, and the AR app synchronizes with the physical pieces to deliver an integrated learning environment.
Target Audience
Primary customers are science educators, museum curators, and research institutions that need accurate, tactile representations of large-scale objects, as well as architects and engineers who use mass models for collaborative planning and client presentations.
Features
- Precision‑engineered mass models whose weight matches the real object’s mass at the chosen scale, using calibrated materials and manufacturing tolerances.
- Dedicated AR mobile app that recognizes each model via visual markers and renders scalable 3D overlays of related objects and dimensions.
- Real‑time size comparison tools in AR (e.g., displaying the Sun’s diameter alongside an Earth model) to illustrate proportional relationships.
- Interactive UI for annotating, rotating, and measuring digital elements while the physical model remains stationary.
- Support for custom orders of architectural or engineering structures, enabling collaborative design reviews with tactile feedback.
- Cloud‑based asset library that stores 3D models and updates the AR content without requiring app reinstall.
- Compatibility with standard iOS and Android devices; no additional hardware beyond the physical model is required.