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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-18

NotSquat Turns Gym Cameras Into Spatial Metadata

notsquat.org ↗ · Developer Corner · score 79.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A privacy-first computer-vision project for measuring gym occupancy, equipment utilization, dwell time, and congestion from existing camera infrastructure.

Why it surfaced

NotSquat proposes retaining metadata rather than raw video, then offers operator analytics, a live vision demo, an avatar studio, and a surprisingly ambitious roadmap from gyms to transit hubs and retail spaces. The site is unusually candid about its current status: validation now, with biomechanics and member-facing RPG features deliberately deferred.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-18 Domain Arrivals issue.