One quality ladder. Every model uses 16GB RAM. Dual face cameras are movable across front, side, and back docks on every unit โ higher tiers grow storage, acceleration, runtime, and which sense kits ship with the build.
BRAIN โ PRO โ MAX โ OMNI. Kits attach from side docks and STEMMA ports โ the crown stays open for cooling (no chimney tubes). Vision is on every unit; kits add climate, soil, GPS, night, and stereo depth.
The core unit โ ready for desk, home, and field.
More storage and acceleration when work gets heavier.
Longer runtime and denser local compute for shared spaces.
Ceiling tier โ night vision, Motion3D stereo, and full sense.
Every unit ships two Camera Module 3 pods โ the same round black lenses you see as the face. Clip both into the front eye sockets for a normal face, or both-forward on the stereo bar for software depth stills (3D-style maps of quiet scenes). Slide the same pods into the lower side or rear docks for perimeter lookouts โ left and right coverage without a different camera type. Unused bays take blank plates. Optional NoIR and Motion3D kits add night and hardware-synced depth โ add-ons, not a different product line.
Two eyes on every BRAIN can estimate depth for stills and quiet scenes (software stereo). Moving subjects need hardware-synced cameras โ that is Motion3D.
| Path | What you get | Honest limit |
|---|---|---|
| Every unit (dual Cam3) | Both-forward on stereo bar โ software depth maps for stills / slow scenes | Rolling shutter + software sync โ not clean 3D video of fast motion |
| Motion3D kit (Camarray) | Global-shutter stereo HAT (~AR0234 class), hardware sync, mount path | Desk / room depth video and meshes โ not a volumetric stage |
| NoIR + IR | Night pods and illuminators for dark capture | Daylight color on NoIR looks wrong โ swap or use day pods for color |
| BRAIN-OMNI | Motion3D + NoIR + full SENSE + GPS included on the ceiling SKU | Hybrid splat / heavy 3D reconstruct may still offload when you choose |
PRO and MAX take the same Motion3D kit. See the Camarray row in kits below, or the Kits page.
Sense, GPS, archive, NoIR, and Motion3D (Camarray) kits plug into the same STEMMA / USB / dock lattice. Full lists below โ also on the Kits page.
Not sold as an upsell โ already in the core unit.
Optional plant / environment kit. Plugs into STEMMA ports already on the shell.
Core kit plus denser air and motion sensing.
Field and travel geotagging โ one GNSS puck on a side cable.
External archive volume โ does not replace internal NVMe.
Night vision path for OMNI or as an add-on.
Upgrade for hardware-synced stereo depth video โ included on OMNI; kit for PRO/MAX.
Optional NPU when real-time vision acceleration is required.
More kit flatlays land as each parts plate is verified. Full Kits page
| Mode | What you get |
|---|---|
| DIY | Complete parts, printed shell, pre-flashed image recommended; you assemble. |
| Pre-built | Same hardware, assembled, flashed, wire-dressed, tested, ready to pair. |
| Bare shell | Shell, lattice, blank plates for owners supplying electronics. |
| BYOD software | Software path for an existing Pi 5 or compatible device. |