Abstract: An apparatus including a chassis, an interactive screen, a processor, a charging system, batteries, laser modules, an inertial sensor, sensors, and other mechanical components, which integrates the functionality of multiple modules found in various tools into one single apparatus/tool, the apparatus being separably connectable to a plurality of attachments which may expand and/or change the functionality of the apparatus depending on the attachment connected.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to powered hand tools and, in particular, their combination with a laser measuring system to measure a distance between a tool and a reference surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling.

Abstract: An apparatus including a display, an antenna, and processing circuitry that receives, via the antenna, a near-field communication data packet from an antenna of a secondary device, the near-field communication data packet including information regarding a functional type of the secondary device, and updates graphics of the display based on the functional type of the secondary device.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a handheld power tool with a touch screen. In an embodiment, the interactive power tool comprises a power source, a video display mounted on a surface of a housing, the video display being integrated with a touch sensitive display, one or more sensors attached to the housing, and processing circuitry, within the housing and electrically coupled to the power source, configured to identify a type of an attachment connected to the interactive power tool, switch the video display to display image data associated with the type of the attachment, receive sensor data from the one or more sensors, and update the image data based on the received sensor data from the one or more sensors.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to powered hand tools and, in particular, their combination with a laser measuring system to measure a distance between a tool and a reference surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to powered hand tools and, in particular, their combination with a laser measuring system to measure a distance between a tool and a reference surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling.

Abstract: A modular tool system is disclosed herein with a power unit, a battery, a controller, a sensor, and a plurality of tool modules. The hand-held sized power unit can include a motor housing and a motor with a shaft. The controller can variably control the shaft. Each tool module can include a housing, a work-engaging portion, a transmission linkage, and an identifier. The identifier is within a range of detection of the sensor when the housings are coupled. Each of the identifiers is distinguishable from other identifiers and the sensor transmits a different signal for each of the identifiers. The controller is configured to determine one of a plurality of different shaft speeds or one of a plurality of different torques to transmit through the shaft in response to the signal from the sensor indicating a particular identifier.