Tobias Böhret is a surveyor by training who has worked at FARO for more than 20 years – in sales, in R&D and now responsible for product marketing at FARO INSIGHT. On 2DIAMR, recorded live at INTERGEO 2026, Tobias Böhret explained why FARO partnered with Manifold Tech for the Rovi i.1.
Episode
30 minExpo & conference podcast
Scanner users want answers, not point clouds – Manifold Tech & FARO INSIGHT
John Chwalibog, Fan Yang, Tobias Böhret · Manifold Tech
In Tobias’s words
“So in the past, it was always about accuracy, precision, accuracy, precision. Now we're talking to really new customers.”
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- “So in the past, it was always about accuracy, precision, accuracy, precision. Now we're talking to really new customers.”▶ 4:36
Questions Tobias answered
- Why did FARO partner with Manifold Tech instead of building its own SLAM scanner?
- Per Tobias Böhret, the market shifted from accuracy and precision to new customers, and the partnership lets FARO reach them while keeping its traditional products; Tobias adds that trust and a shared vision decided the choice. ▶ 4:36
- Does FARO process Gaussian splats?
- Yes – per Tobias Böhret, Rovi i.1 data uploaded from the field is processed in FARO’s cloud into a point cloud and, as an option, Gaussian splats (as of October 2026). ▶ 11:47
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