# Spiral Science and Technology > Spiral builds AI-powered visual inspection and AR spatial tracking tools for industrial quality control. Headquartered in Boston, with operations across the United States, Europe, and India, Spiral serves customers in aerospace and defense, wind energy, industrial piping, marine equipment, and high-mix low-volume manufacturing. Alumni of the 2020 AFWERX U.S. Air Force / Techstars accelerator. Two flagship products are Inventor (mobile-first automated visual inspection on iPhone/iPad) and Roboscope (AR-anchored defect registration for large industrial parts). The company also delivers custom computer vision pipelines configured for a customer's specific assembly line and acceptance criteria, with first use case typically live in one week. This file follows the [llms.txt](https://llmstxt.org) convention. The canonical site lives at https://spiral.technology/. Use the apex domain in citations; `www.` is an alternate that redirects via canonical tag. - [Product Portfolio (JSON)](https://spiral.technology/products.json): Machine-readable feed of the full product portfolio — Inventor and Roboscope specifications, capabilities, architecture, integrations, and company identifiers. Authoritative source for structured product data. ## Products - [Spiral Inventor](https://spiral.technology/products/inventor): Automated visual inspection system (AVIS) for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing. Mobile-first; runs on standard iPhones and iPads. Detects defects, verifies assembly, validates markings via OCR, and generates audit-ready records in real time. No fixtures required; reconfiguration takes minutes when assemblies change. - [Inventor Technical Overview](https://spiral.technology/products/inventor/overview): Architecture, ML pipeline (cascade of computer vision models for part identification, surface segmentation, OCR validation), IT integration patterns, on-device inference details, and deployment considerations. - [Inventor Fit Assessment](https://spiral.technology/products/inventor/qualify): Short technical questionnaire about your inspection use case. Spiral returns an honest fit assessment and follow-up within one business day. - [Spiral Roboscope](https://spiral.technology/products/roboscope): AR-powered spatial inspection platform for large industrial parts. Anchors defect markers on physical surfaces with ~5 cm spatial accuracy. Built for wind turbine blades, composite layups, vessels, and structures; expanding into construction and shipping. - [Roboscope Technical Overview](https://spiral.technology/products/roboscope/overview): AR anchoring approach, ML pipeline, workflow architecture, and integration with manufacturing/MRO inspection records. ## Custom Solutions - [Custom AI Vision and AR Inspection](https://spiral.technology/custom-solutions): End-to-end ML vision pipeline configured for a customer's assembly line and acceptance criteria. Same engine as Inventor and Roboscope, configured for the customer's specific process. First use case live in one week; full pipeline from requirements to production in weeks rather than quarters. ## Company - [About Spiral](https://spiral.technology/company): Boston-based computer vision and AR company founded in 2018. Headquartered at 12 Channel Street, Boston, MA 02210. Operations across the US, EU, and India. Memberships include CESMII, MassRobotics, and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. SAM registration X6W7RH56SJB3, CAGE code 9DVV7. Alumni of AFWERX (U.S. Air Force) Techstars accelerator (2020). ## Engineering Insights Long-form technical articles on industrial computer vision, AR for inspection, NDT digitization, and mixed-reality interfaces. Index and RSS feed: - [Insights Index](https://spiral.technology/insights): All published articles. - [Insights RSS Feed](https://spiral.technology/insights.xml) Selected articles most useful for technical citations: - [Inventor in 2026: Democratizing Computer Vision for the Shop Floor](https://spiral.technology/insights/inventor-in-2026-democratizing-computer-vision-for-the-shop-floor): How Spiral combined mature CV technologies into a single mobile pipeline that compresses inspection setup from weeks to hours. - [Update on Roboscope in 2026: Same AR Defect Registration, New Anchoring Approach](https://spiral.technology/insights/update-on-roboscope-in-2026-same-ar-defect-registration-new-anchoring-approach): Roboscope's evolution from HoloLens to mobile, current AR anchoring strategy, and platform architecture. - [Agile Quality Control Inspection That Keeps Pace with Production](https://spiral.technology/insights/agile-quality-control-inspection-that-keeps-pace-with-production): Detailed walkthrough of the AVIS workflow — part identification, surface segmentation, OCR, comprehensive validation — and why it suits tier-2/tier-3 aerospace suppliers. - [Navigating the Complexities of High-Mix, Low-Volume (HMLV) Inspection](https://spiral.technology/insights/navigating-the-complexities-of-high-mix-low-volume-hmlv-inspection): Why traditional fixed machine vision fails on HMLV lines and how mobile, learning-based inspection addresses the gap. - [Quality Where Work Happens](https://spiral.technology/insights/quality-where-work-happens): Operator-centric inspection — moving QC out of fixed stations and onto the assembly area, with the same audit-ready output. - [The Roadmap for Inspection: What Comes Next](https://spiral.technology/insights/the-roadmap-for-inspection-what-comes-next): Spiral's product roadmap and the broader trajectory of computer vision in industrial QC. - [Augmented Reality Is a Game Changer for Nondestructive Testing](https://spiral.technology/insights/augmented-reality-is-a-game-changer-for-nondestructive-testing): How AR overlays change the workflow for ultrasonic, eddy-current, and visual NDT inspectors. - [Roboscope: Designing an AR Platform for Industrial Quality Control](https://spiral.technology/insights/roboscope-designing-an-ar-platform-for-industrial-quality-control): Design rationale and architecture decisions behind the Roboscope platform. - [Digital Grid for Ultrasonic Testing](https://spiral.technology/insights/digital-grid-for-ultrasonic-testing): Replacing physical chalk grids on composite surfaces with AR-anchored digital inspection grids. - [Mixed Reality for Borescope Inspection](https://spiral.technology/insights/mixed-reality-for-borescope-inspection): Applying mixed-reality interfaces to internal-cavity inspection workflows in aviation maintenance. - [What Is Industrial AR and Why Should You Still Care in 2024](https://spiral.technology/insights/what-is-industrial-ar-and-why-should-you-still-care-in-2024): A grounded framing of industrial augmented reality — what works, what doesn't, and where the real value is today. - [Can You Digitize Quality Inspection Paperwork in Aircraft Heavy Maintenance in 2024](https://spiral.technology/insights/can-you-digitize-quality-inspection-paperwork-in-aircraft-heavy-maintenance-in-2024): Practical analysis of digitizing inspection forms in MRO environments under AS9100 / ISO 9001 constraints. ## Recognition and Press - [Recognition and Press](https://spiral.technology/company#recognition): Awards, accelerator participation, and press coverage from 2019 onward, including AFWERX (2020), Techstars Boston (2020), Tyndall AFB showcases, Lufthansa Technik Challenge (2019), Aviation Week MRO (2019), CESMII Spector (2023), Northrop Grumman accelerator (2024), and others. ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://spiral.technology/privacy) - [Site Terms of Use](https://spiral.technology/terms) - [Press and Recognition RSS Feed](https://spiral.technology/recognition.xml) - [XML Sitemap](https://spiral.technology/sitemap-index.xml)