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Electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to pick your bit
Arrowmax's Arrowspace S1 comes with a fifty-two-bit case that lights up the right bit; maker says it won't ship before April twenty twenty-seven.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN NewsroomPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by The Verge: “This electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to figure out what bit you need”, with reporting from Mezha and Core77.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 1:01 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: AI.
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- The VergeThis electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to figure out what bit you need
- MezhaArrowmax’s AI screwdriver uses a camera to identify the right bit October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- Core77An Electric Screwdriver That Identifies Which Bit You Need - Core77 facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA company called Arrowmax has built an electric screwdriver with a camera and AI that identifies which bit a screw needs, and the case lights up the matching one, according to The Verge.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt calls itself the world's first AI screwdriver with eyes and a brain. I want it. Is that wrong?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe case holds fifty-two bits. Pro: a thin silver probe rests on the screw so the camera focuses.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCon: that probe is touching the screw, which is where your eyes already are.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut it might stop you stripping the screw.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFair. Preorder is around seventy-nine dollars, or one hundred twenty-nine with the smart case, and shipping starts no earlier than April twenty twenty-seven.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThree stars. One for the probe, one for the fifty-two bits, and one for the screw, which did all the work.
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