Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Zurich
Article History
Received: 21 May 2026
Accepted: 1 September 2026
First Online: 5 September 2026
Declarations
: N/A.
Consent to participate: The study involved a single volunteer participant, who is also a co-author of this manuscript. The participant provided informed consent to take part in the pilot study.
Consent for publication: The participant, who is also a co-author of this manuscript, has given consent for the results of the pilot study to be published.
Conflict of interest: Jasmin Herr is affiliated with Vertex GmbH, a distributor of the Botspot scanning systems used in this study. The company provided technical access to the system but was not involved in the scientific evaluation or interpretation of the results. No comparative assessment with other commercial systems was performed.