Walabot DIY 2 – Visual Stud Finder & Wall Scanner for Drywall. Detects Wood & Metal Studs, Plastic & Metal Pipes, Live & Non-Live Wires

I have to cut cardboard almost every day, and this tool has saved me a lot of time and effort. It cuts through cardboard in seconds and feels very comfortable to hold, even during long periods of use. I really like that I can make clean cuts in the exact size I need without struggling or using too much force. The battery life is also impressive and lasts a long time before needing to recharge, which makes it great for daily work.

What an excellent and usefull Home DIY Tool !! I have tried various "typical" Stud-Finder tools in the past and always had mediocre experiences with them being mostly inaccurate. I remeber when this device 1st came out and it caught my interest, but I did not have a need for it at the time. Recently My wife wanted me to hang some floating shelves near the fireplace. I KNEW I had to get into the Studs directly for a good, sturdy floating shelf that won't SAG over time. This tool allowed me to FLAWLESSLY mount all my shelves without a single missed Stud. So cool !! As a tech guy I understand why it requires calibration, and since it has an App I feel that the user experience can be greatly enhanced !. Each time you take it to the wall you need to do a simple calibration so it learns the surface. It's a big aggrevating when on a ladder and having to use the phone as a view screen, to have to re-calibrate each time it goes back to the same wall. It would be amazing if the App could be updated with a Button to tell the tihng that you are still on the same wall and no need to re-cal. Would be great if you could save wall cal data to like 4 zones, so when doing a full room, you can do initial cal on each wall, then save as wall-1, wall-2, wall-3 wall-4 that way when making repeaded measurements & double checking it would save tremendous amount of time. I fealt pretty dorky in front of my wife, trying to show off my new cool tool when she laughed at me each time I had to re-cal the device. All in all I am glad to have this in my tool kit and I'm sure will get lots more use over the years. Cool product.

I love it! Works perfectly!!

Mostly good sometimes a little wishy-washy some walls do not scan as well as others but still mostly good

I really wanted this to work but sadly it does not. The sales hype for this product made it sound like it would detect items (studs, wires, pipes, etc.) in the wall and then display an image on the screen depicting what item(s) were detected. It also touted the ease of use and the accuracy and laid out lots of 'sales' talking-points that made it sound better than sliced bread. All of these boastful sales talking points are completely false and unfounded. The main problems for me is that for the unit to work it has to be (REQUIRED) connected to the Wi-Fi. What if the house you are working in does not have Wi-Fi or even electricity hooked up? What if the person you are doing the job for doesn't want your device connected to their wi-fi? Beside that the unit has to be calibrated almost every time it is removed from contact with the wall. Calibrating takes a minute or two and wastes a lot of time. It will only work with single-layer new-ish drywall so if the wall you are trying to detect studs in is older or if the walls are a little thicker then you are just out of luck. Conclusion: This Walabot unit is a neat idea IF they ever get one to work like the hype says but in it's current state of development it should not be considered for serious use by either professionals (like by people who do construction work) or even weekend DIYers. It doesn't work well enough to be useful just frustrating. Don't buy one of these.

In love with this. A bit pricey compared to the basic stud finder but for someone who is constantly drilling into walls at work, this was worth the cost. Takes the guessing out of the scenario. Ive used it to mount large ikea mirrors on a wall into metal studs and recently used it to get a better idea of what was behind a wall before cutting a hole and framing a doorway. Puts me more at a peace of mind with the visuals then my old stud finder with the 3 laser lines on it. Its very easy to use. I do regret not getting the magnetic add on so that it can stick to my phone case.

If you are a homeowner, this tool is a must. I spent a lot of time trying to find the center of a stud in my ceiling with a Zircon. I've used the Zircon many times with success, but it wasn't happening this time - finding the center of the stud this time was painful with unreliable results. I wound up drilling where I thought was a stud, only to run into a goose egg. I purchased the Walabot and had a visual center of the stud in 30 seconds. The price stinks, but as most times in life, you get what you pay for. I'll end the boring story and give my pros and cons. Pros: 1. Visual representation of what's in the wall 2. This newer unit connects via WI-FI 3. Reliable results in seconds Cons: 1. You have to calibrate by making large circles in the area. If you are a perfectionist like me, it stinks because of the paint sometimes getting scratched or rubbed off. All stud finders do this, but this has the potential to happen in an area that might not get covered. To have to do this on a new wall would be tough. 2. Can't easily tell between a pipe and a wire (still better than what's out there) 3. Having to have to use the stud finder with a phone can turn this into a two person job many times 4. There is maintenance for this unit. You can't let the battery deplete because there is a chance that it may not charge again. I've heard of overcharging, but not the reverse. I will have to set a reminder to charge at regular intervals. 5. The directions say that you have to charge with the cable provided, but don't provide a charger. This is weird and I don't get that - one more thing to have to remember. Make no mistake, there are more cons than pro's, but it wouldn't even come close to stop me from buying this thing. The device is worth every penny.

First of all, this is absolutely a cool idea! And overall I like it. But it definitely could be better. First the good: The visual representation makes it a lot easier to find the center of a stud which is super nice! My other stud finder has a center mode too but seeing it just makes me feel better. Another pro is it finds wires! I didn't have luck with low voltage wires but it seems to find the high voltage ones well which is good! I haven't tried pipes yet. Now the bad: Physically, it definitely feels cheap, but whatever. What is annoying is the "feet" aren't really great for sliding on the wall. It doesn't help that mine are textured, but even on a smooth wall it wouldn't be great. Otherwise, the device itself is fine. The real issues are in the app. The app is really bad. It was hard to connect, it didn't reconnect the second time I used it although it has since. It has dropped connection once. You have to go through a whole process every time you start using it with several dialogs and prompts. It really should be after the first use that you can open the app, have it autocommect, and jump right into the calibration step. After that it should dump you immediately into whichever mode you used last. But instead it's overly complicated and annoying. As well, I mentioned it makes it easy to center on the stud, well here's what I didn't mention yet: There is no center line on the screen. At all. So you're expected to eyeball center which is annoying. However since the "calibrate" button is placed in your viewing window centered for some reason, I use that as a center mark. So cool, weird bad design accidentally makes up for other weird bad design. There is also no beep option like a traditional stud finder, which would be a nice option to have. (Although I do like it being quiet most of the time) Oh one other thing, it clearly doesn't like wood that isn't a stud. So if it's blocking for a cabinet for example, it's just gonna be very confused and show a stud, but then it won't move in the screen. The good news is, the vast majority of these issues could be fixed by making the app better. The bad news it, this product isn't new so that doesn't enstill confidence that they will. I think if the software were competent, this would be worth the asking price. As is, it's definitely on the pricey side. Would I recommend it? Maybe. IDK. I do like it. But it's also a little frustrating to use.

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Works well, on the mark everything. Beautiful little tool.

Was a little sceptical about this being able to do other substrates….my personal experience with this device leads me to believe that it is more suited to plasterboard walling and some wood panelling. I needed this to work for me on plasterboard and I got some convincing results. The setup/calibrating was easy and the downloadable App connected without fuss .

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Work good!!