The story behind Timbeter
In 2013, Vallo Visnapuu received a phone call from the organizers of a local technology hackathon event called Garage48.
The event organizers asked him to present a problem that he faced in his sawmill, and how utilizing new technology could solve the problem.
Visnapuu had an idea if smartphones could recognize human faces, could they not recognize logs from a photo? Visnapuu met fellow technology and forestry enthusiasts Anna-Greta Tsahkna and Martin Kambla at the event, and together they launched a prototype that won the competition.
