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AI that understands
the physical world
Building real-world intelligence through Computer Vision, Spatial Computing, and AI—working prototypes in weeks, production in months, not years.
Laan Labs is a computer vision, spatial computing and AI development studio based in New York and New Orleans.
What We Deliver
AI Solution Development
Custom computer vision and machine learning, from consulting and proof-of-concept to production systems that run on device and in the cloud.
Computer Vision & Spatial Computing
AR and VR apps that understand the physical world, and photorealistic 3D capture with Gaussian splatting.
Rapid Prototyping
Working prototypes in weeks, built to answer the hard question first, so you know an idea holds up before committing to a full build.
Technology Licensing & Integration
License our 3D capture technology for your own product, or have us build capture pipelines that connect to the systems you already run.
Why Laan Labs
Partner with experienced engineers who have delivered proven solutions at scale. We do what AI can't do.
- Proven at Scale: more than 70 million app downloads, worked with Nike, HBO, Toyota, MLS
- Full Stack Capability: From mobile apps to cloud infrastructure
- Founder-Led Projects: Direct access to expertise, no layers
- Speed to Market: Prototypes in weeks, production in months, not years
Selected Clients
We've worked with both small and large companies
Nike
MTV
Toyota
Vimeo
TBS
Volkswagen
Grubhub
Twitter
Prada
HBO
NBC
Venmo
Software Licensing
License Laan Labs technology as a white-label app, a compiled framework, or source code your team can extend. We can also build a complete solution around it. See how licensing works, or start with what you need below.
What you can license
LiDAR 3D scanning →
Room and object scanning on iPhone and iPad, with meshes, point clouds, measurement and export. It is the technology behind 3D Scanner App, licensed by an insurer for policy estimation and claims.
TrueDepth scanning →
Close-range, high-detail capture of faces, hands, feet and small objects, reconstructed on the device. Used for custom 3D printed casts and for foot and body scanning.
Gaussian splatting →
Photorealistic 3D scenes from photos or video, with our own trainer and renderer in Metal that runs on a Mac with no cloud upload, and viewers for the web, phones and headsets.
Floor plans and room capture →
Walls, doors, windows and dimensions extracted from a phone scan with RoomPlan and our own geometry, delivered as editable plans and DXF.
What licensees build with it
Medical and custom fit
Scan a foot, a limb or a face and go straight to design and manufacturing: orthotics, casts, braces and eyewear.
Real estate and property
Give every listing a measured floor plan, a 3D model and a walkthrough from one phone scan: real estate and insurance claims.
Inspection and documentation
A visual record of an asset with every finding tied to where it was seen: capture pipelines, aerospace and manufacturing.
These are examples, not limits. The same technology is used in construction, robotics, retail, media and more: see all industries and case studies, or tell us what you have in mind.
- Get to market sooner with capture technology that's already in production.
- Reduce development time and cost by building on the scanning work we've already done.
- Adapt the technology to your product, devices and existing workflows.
- Build on technology already used by millions of people.
See how a startup built on our source code or how an insurer added mobile LiDAR to its estimation and claims workflow.
Laan Labs Selected Apps
Apps created by Laan Labs have been downloaded more than 70 million times. These are our current products, along with some of the best known apps we have built over the years.
3D Splat App
Gaussian splat training and viewing on Mac. Turn photos or video into photorealistic 3D scenes, with no cloud upload.
RadianceView
Inspection-grade visual records in a browser: mobile 3D scans, LiDAR, Gaussian splats and photographs in one place.
AirDraw
Finger painting in the air for Apple Vision Pro. Draw in 3D in the space around you.
Face Swap Live
The original live Face Swapping App! Switch faces with a friend in real time.
3D Scanner App
One of the first and most popular apps to use LiDAR scanning on iOS devices. Created by Laan Labs.
Air Measure
Augmented reality app that measures distances in your surroundings. Created by Laan Labs.
Latest Blog Posts
We blog from time to time
Gaussian Splat Training on Apple Silicon with Metal
Most Gaussian splatting trainers are built on CUDA for NVIDIA GPUs. We ported a CUDA splat trainer to Metal so it runs natively on Apple Silicon. The result is 3D Splat App, a free app that trains splats locally on your Mac.
Chris Laan
CreatorView - Applying Computer Vision and LLMs to Transform Social Media Brand Partnerships
How Laan Labs partnered with Glow Agency to build an AI system that watches and analyzes social media content to instantly assess creator-brand fit.
Jason Laan
Apple Vision Pro
Our hands-on experiments with Apple Vision Pro, including building AirDraw - a finger painting app for visionOS - plus insights on spatial computing development and what excites us about the platform.
Chris LaanAbout Us
Laan Labs has been developing next generation technologies for almost 20 years. Founded by brothers, Christopher and Jason Laan, the two have led a team of innovators in creating some of the most well-known apps and services on the internet, from FaceSwap, iVideoCamera and 3D Scanner to early work on Venmo.
Leveraging deep technical roots in Electrical and Chemical Engineering, Christopher and Jason apply a rigorous, scientific approach to software development. Today, Laan Labs focuses on the next frontier: blending hard engineering with creative AI solutions to build the future.
Christopher Laan
New Orleans
Jason Laan
New York
Our Expertise
AI & Machine Learning
LLM features, custom models and machine learning that runs on device or in the cloud. We train on synthetic data when real data is scarce.
Computer Vision
Detection, tracking and pose estimation in real time, and 3D reconstruction from LiDAR scans to Gaussian splats. See it at work in inspection and documentation and in our case studies.
Spatial Computing
Apple Vision Pro, AR and VR apps, mobile AR with ARKit and ARCore, and digital twins of real places. The same work shows up across the industries we work in, from construction to robotics to media.
Contact Us for Pricing & Implementation
We're here to help on your next project. Email us at labs@laan.com or use the form below.