The PS motion platform was designed to scan the head and shoulders of live subjects quickly, comfortably, and safely. Because the platform moves the digitizer while the subject remains stationary, the PS platform works well in many applications involving subjects that are inconvenient to move during digitizing. By doing a section at a time, the platform can scan large objects.

The PS platform is popular for use in medical applications, such as reconstructive and/or plastic surgery. Similarly, designers of products such as helmets, which must fit the human head closely, find the PS platform ideal. The platform also serves well for personal portrait sculpture, in which a person's head is digitized, then reproduced on an automated milling machine with remarkable fidelity.

The PS platform has only one manual adjustment (the digitizer height) and is otherwise completely controlled by software running on a workstation.