Included with your machine
Free app foundation
Live readings, alerts, haptic feedback, Drop Safety, machine settings and updates, within this edition’s hardware capabilities.
App Pro plan included: [3 months].
The collection / Carbon fiber / black / silver
Black carbon fiber on the upper housing and lower grip, a flat-black center barrel, and a silver rotating needle holder with silver TATAU S lettering.
Artists starting with smart tattooing. Patent Pending · Prototype in development.
The artist is always in control. AI is a supporting aid.
Your TATAU S
What this edition does.
- Motion, angle, speed and steadiness readings
- Needle pressure and depth readings
- Drop Safety, Grip-to-Start and Tap Gestures
- Machine temperature monitoring
- One haptic motor; battery/mode display
- Manual depth and motor settings
- Basic client profiles and spoken alerts
- Genuine check and theft lock
- All courses, adapted to S sensors
How it works
Your hand sets the direction.
Choose the client and settings.
Select a client and skin profile in the app. Manual depth control. The artist can always change settings by hand.
Work with your machine’s feedback.
Standard needle motor. Motion, pressure and depth readings combine with this edition’s 1 feedback motor. Spoken alerts help you notice changes while you work.
Keep your progress.
Basic artist guidance works without a subscription. Optional plans add supported replay, history and training tools. Courses automatically adapt to this machine’s sensors.
Sensors & technology
The details behind the feedback.
| Component | Purpose | This edition |
|---|---|---|
| Tatau Strike Core | The machine’s low-power brain reads every sensor many times a second, runs smart features on the machine and connects to a phone or iPad over Bluetooth. Updates arrive through the app. | Planned inclusion |
| Tatau Strike Motion Sensor | 6-axis motion sensing: three directions of movement and three of rotation. Reads angle, hand speed, shake and movement changes associated with fatigue; also supports drop detection and tap gestures. | Planned inclusion |
| Tatau Strike Pressure Sensor | Reads how hard the needle is pressed into the skin for live feedback. | Planned inclusion |
| Tatau Strike Depth Sensor | Reads needle stroke and depth as the needle moves. Needle depth measurements are shown in inches. | Planned inclusion |
| Tatau Strike Grip Sensors | Thin pressure zones read grip strength and finger balance. The planned system compares grip with needle pressure to flag squeezing that may compensate for a poor angle, and supports an artist grip signature. | Not included |
| Tatau Strike Skin Temperature Sensor | A no-touch heat sensor aimed at the needle point supports overworked-skin warnings and practice-versus-live skin checks. Reference examples: practice material around room temperature, about 70–75°F, and live skin about 90°F. Temperature varies; the apprentice workflow also uses mentor approval and camera/depth confirmation. | Not included |
| Tatau Strike Machine Temperature Sensor | Monitors motor and body temperature. Designed to warn, lower power and pause when the machine approaches its operating temperature limits. | Planned inclusion |
| Tatau Strike Haptic Motors | Small motors in the grip give directional cues: left/right, and top-direction cues on PRO. Also carry alerts and mentor guidance. Motor count and patterns depend on edition. | 1 motor |
| Tatau Strike Display | An LED ring shows machine mode, depth level where supported, alerts and battery. PRO uses a full-color ring. | Planned inclusion |
| Tatau Strike Depth Control | PRO motorized auto-depth sets depth, stroke and power from the skin profile chosen in the app. The artist can always fine-tune by hand; in apprentice mode the mentor sets the permitted range. S is manual; SE adds suggested depth. | Manual depth control |
| Tatau Strike Tip Camera | The PRO tip camera watches only the needle point for stencil tracking and a shading coverage map that counts passes over an area. It does not watch the client, room or station. | Not included |
| Tatau Strike Cartridge Reader | Reads a chip in each cartridge to log needle type and lot number, identify a fresh cartridge and reject one retired from another client’s session. Also supports tap-in badges and wristbands through gloves. Included on SE and PRO. | Not included |
| Tatau Strike Onboard Memory | Buffers the session on the machine if the phone or iPad connection drops, then syncs when the connection returns. Designed to help retain session records through connection gaps; final capacity and retention behavior are to be confirmed. | [MEMORY PACKAGE TO CONFIRM] |
| Tatau Strike Security Chip | A signed serial number supports a phone-tap genuine check, owner registration, warranty and service history, plus theft lock. | Planned inclusion |
Built-in rechargeable battery. Runtime: [BATTERY HOURS]. All three editions target the same body size; dimensions: [BODY SIZE IN INCHES].
Explore the assembly / visual concept
A closer look inside.
The component list follows the V2 edition package. Shapes and internal positions are illustrative, not manufacturing CAD. Onboard memory on S/SE remains to be confirmed.
Connected app / iPhone, iPad, Android
Artist guidance that matches your machine.
Talk with the planned live AI instructor in the Tatau Strike app: ask technique questions, hear explanations and receive artist guidance through your earbuds or speaker. The AI supports the artist; the artist is always in control. Conversational voice Coming is in development.
Live readings and manual settings come with the Free app foundation. Voice level: Spoken alerts. The app uses this edition’s metal color and shows its supported features.
Optional paid tools are limited by the machine’s hardware. S does not gain a tip camera or auto-depth through a subscription; upgrading the machine expands compatible lessons and artist guidance.
Courses run on this edition with sensor-adapted lessons. Classroom mode, apprentice-level enforcement, full station-camera compliance checks and the tip camera require PRO.
Explore the App↗App plans & courses
The machine works without a subscription.
Safety features and basic artist guidance are free and work offline. A plan adds history, training and shop tools; it never unlocks the machine.
Optional extras
Plans, courses & style
App Pro: replay, heat maps where supported, progress, cloud history, ghost-mode library and advanced artist guidance. Shop and School add supported mentor and classroom tools.
Plan price: Not yet announced
Individual course: Not yet announced · Yearly all-course access: Not yet announced
Style Packs: Not yet announced
Every course runs on every edition. S and SE receive sensor-adapted drills; unsupported lessons are skipped or watch-only. Moving to a higher edition unlocks its extra drills in the same course.
Renewal, cancellation and trial terms: Not yet announced. S and SE introductory Pro durations remain owner-confirmation placeholders. Hardware and subscription prices are not yet announced.
Compare Plans↗Explore Courses↗Machine details
Your finish. Your instrument.
- Audience
- Artists starting with smart tattooing
- Motor
- Standard needle motor
- Power
- Built-in rechargeable battery
- Machine price
- Not yet announced
The renders preserve the approved visual direction. Production material targets and edition comparisons are listed on the Editions page; final construction and performance require validation.
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