Mobile app for remote video monitoring

 Overview

A cross-platform app for monitoring a 3D printing process remotely. The app automatically detects printing malfunctions and alerts the user when the printing process is complete.

Challenge

We were approached to create a mobile app which would mirror the functionality of an existing website - a SaaS video streaming service to help monitor the printing process in real time, allowing anyone with a 3D printer to remotely observe the operations. 

Solution

We have developed a cross-platform app based on WebRTC and Janus Gateway. The app not only shows the stream, but also includes all of the relevant information available about the process - time to completion, printer temperature, printer status, etc.

The app has the following features:

• Social login - users can log in through their Facebook and Google accounts
• Status updates through push notifications - users get updates on the printing process through push notifications that show the progress bar and a stream screenshot
• Status monitoring - the app shows data on the printer’s temperature, printing progress, estimated completion time, printer status and more

The app is augmented with artificial intelligence that automatically detects various malfunctions, like spaghetti or model dislocation, and sends notifications to the user’s phone to let them know something might have gone wrong.