Israel’s AI-powered system that can “SEE” through walls

The Israeli military uses an AI-powered detection system that allows soldiers to see through walls before an attack.

Developed in part with Camero-Tech, Xaver 1000 uses algorithms to track targets behind an obstacle, which are then displayed on a screen mounted in the center of the device.

Xaver 1000, which the user places directly against the wall, produces such high-resolution displays that users can determine whether a person is sitting, standing or lying down.

The system is also able to provide measurements of targets and determine whether the image is of an adult, child or animal, so soldiers or police officers know what they are facing on the other side of the wall.

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The device is designed like a diamond with four flaps that open outwards.

A single user can operate it by placing it flat against a wall.

In the center is a 10.1-inch display with a navigation system that allows the user to search around a room to see what’s hiding inside.

Camero-Tech claims the new XAVER-1000 is an “essential system” for military, law enforcement, intelligence and search and rescue teams.

Another technology capable of seeing through walls was introduced in December 2020, but that innovation is an Earth-orbiting satellite.

Called Capella-2, it can use radar to create high-resolution images of almost anywhere on our planet — and it’s powerful enough to penetrate the walls of buildings.

Capella-2, designed by Capella Space, uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that can see Earth regardless of aerial visibility, cloud cover, or time of day – and is the same technology NASA has used since the 1970s.

SAR shoots powerful radio signals to “illuminate” a point of interest, collecting data on the echo of each returned pulse and interpreting it to create a detailed picture.

“Ghosting” that appears to show the interior of structures is due to the satellite radiating its own signal rather than just collecting light that sometimes allows it to penetrate structures.

The satellite is capable of 50cm x 50cm resolution images with its latest update called Spotlight mode, which allows long exposures of up to 60 seconds over an area of ​​interest (AOI), resulting in “crystal clear” images leads.

Capella is currently testing a single device but has secured contracts with government agencies including the National Reconnaissance Office and the US Air Force.

But Capella insists the technology can’t be used to spy on people in their homes, and while the radar waves can penetrate walls, they say they can’t image anything inside.

The company explains: “The technology uses radio waves that can penetrate walls (like cell phones and Wi-Fi).

“But as we know, even cellphone and Wi-Fi signals weaken as they move farther from a cell tower or Wi-Fi access point. Radar signals are the same: they can penetrate walls, but are far too weak to image or see anything indoors.’

An image of the skyscrapers of Tokyo’s Chiyoda City appears to render the towers transparent with the streets visible on the other side.

However, the company says the layover effect is caused by “image distortions that give the buildings a spooky appearance.”

It continues: “What appears as a black-and-white optical satellite image is actually a visual representation of the radar data — the reflection of radio waves off the Earth’s surface and man-made objects.”

Capella says their innovation is a way to help people around the world use space to improve their businesses and lives by monitoring everything from climate to fields to infrastructure.