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.
Inside the instrument
More awareness.
Right in your hand.
Purpose-built sensing and feedback, with each component described by what it does. Hardware availability follows the edition comparison.
AR glasses / Development preview
AR stencil view—through the glasses.
See the stencil-overlay setup from the artist’s view through AR glasses.
The electronics
A connected instrument.
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.
Tatau Strike Pressure Sensor
Reads how hard the needle is pressed into the skin for live feedback.
Tatau Strike Depth Sensor
Reads needle stroke and depth as the needle moves. Needle depth measurements are shown in inches.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tatau Strike Display
An LED ring shows machine mode, depth level where supported, alerts and battery. PRO uses a full-color ring.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tatau Strike Security Chip
A signed serial number supports a phone-tap genuine check, owner registration, warranty and service history, plus theft lock.
Drop Safety
The motion sensor detects a fall and is designed to brake the motor before impact. Final detection and braking performance remain subject to prototype testing.
Grip-to-Start
Designed to start the motor when the machine is properly held in a working position and stop it when it is set down, without a foot switch.
Tap Gestures
Double-tap to switch lining/shading modes, with a confirming buzz.
One machine for lining, shading and packing
Adjustable stroke and saved motor settings support different work, switched by button, tap or app according to the edition.
Live auto-tuning
PRO adjusts voltage and stroke from hand speed in real time and can use cartridge information for setup. SE provides lining/shading presets; S uses manual settings.
Battery
Rechargeable. Runtime: [BATTERY HOURS]. S has a built-in pack; SE a larger built-in pack; PRO has two swappable packs.
What stays off the machine
Your phone and iPad do the watching.
The station camera, LiDAR depth sensing and AI artist voice run on the artist’s own phone or iPad. They are not extra cameras or depth-sensing hardware inside the machine. The PRO Tip Camera sees only the needle point.
- Grip-versus-needle-pressure feedback
- Directional angle cues and hand-speed artist guidance
- Tremor/fatigue alerts, depth and blowout-risk feedback
- Overworked-skin warnings on supported editions
- Stencil tracking and shading pass coverage on PRO
- Session replay, heat maps and line-consistency scoring where supported