Camero-Tech Ltd.
Ultra-wideband through-wall imaging radar for tactical teams.
Camero-Tech has done one thing since it was founded in early 2004: see through walls. The company designs and builds ultra-wideband radio imaging systems from a base in Kfar Netter, where research, development, global sales and marketing sit together, and it belongs to the SK Group alongside IWI, Meprolight and Israel Shipyards. The physics is micropower pulse radar. Very short pulses spread across a very wide band pass through common construction materials, and patented image reconstruction algorithms turn the cluttered returns into a picture rather than a waveform, which is the part rivals find hard to copy. The systems are rated safe against ICNIRP, FCC OET-65 and IEEE C95.1 human exposure limits, a detail that matters when an operator holds one flat against a wall for several minutes.
The Xaver line is organised by range. Short range covers the Xaver 100, a handheld presence of life detector that reports target distance in one dimension and needs almost no training, and the Xaver 400, a compact tactical unit that shows how many people are behind a wall, where they stand, and the rough layout and infrastructure of the room. Mid range is the Xaver 1000, successor to the Xaver 800 that was the first true three dimensional through wall imager. The 1000 adds tracking of live target patterns, a 10.1 inch touchscreen, foldable antenna wings and enough resolution to tell whether a person is sitting, standing or lying down, and whether the figure is an adult, a child or an animal. Long range is handled by the Xaver LR40, which detects life beyond 50 metres, and the Xaver LR80, which works past 100 metres from a stand-off position, both aimed at intelligence and reconnaissance rather than entry.
XaverNet ties the fleet together. It is a ruggedised Android tablet on a wireless link that lets one operator control up to four Xaver units at once from as far as 100 metres, including units mounted on robots, drones or extension poles, so a team can watch several walls of a building without anyone standing exposed. Camero sells into three application groups. Military users take the systems into urban operations for building clearance, hostage recovery and ambush detection. Law enforcement units use them for entries, barricades and warrant service. Search and rescue teams use the same hardware to find survivors in rubble, and the company points to the 2017 Mexico earthquake and the 2023 Turkey earthquake as cases where the Xaver 400 was worked hard, which is why a dedicated rescue kit pairs two Xaver 100 units with a Xaver 400 and XaverNet. Body scanning is the fourth strand of the technology, applying the same sensor to concealed object detection on people. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and sells through partners and distributors rather than direct in most markets, which keeps a small engineering-heavy operation focused on the sensor rather than on field support.
- Ultra-wideband micropower pulse radar design
- Through-wall radio imaging
- Image reconstruction algorithms for cluttered returns
- Three dimensional target rendering and classification
- Long range stand-off life detection
- Ruggedised handheld sensor packaging
- Wireless networking of multiple sensors
- Body scanning and concealed object detection
- Radiation safety qualification to ICNIRP, FCC and IEEE limits
Handheld presence of life detector giving one dimensional range information behind a wall.
Compact tactical through-wall imager showing number, position and room layout in real time.
First full three dimensional through-wall imaging system, predecessor of the Xaver 1000.
Three dimensional imager with live target pattern tracking, posture and adult or child discrimination.
Long range system detecting live objects beyond 50 metres from a stand-off position.
Longest range system in the line, detecting live objects past 100 metres.
Rugged Android tablet and wireless link controlling up to four Xaver systems from up to 100 metres.
Packaged kit of two Xaver 100 units, a Xaver 400 and XaverNet for disaster response teams.
Instruction for tactical, law enforcement and rescue teams on interpreting through-wall imagery.
Programs & Platforms
Kfar Netter, Israel
Ownership
Subsidiary