Seeing Machines Ltd (AIM:SEE, OTC:SEEMF, FRA:M2Z), the computer vision company, has launched a platform designed to move its driver-monitoring technology into robots, marking a significant expansion beyond its automotive roots.
The Canberra-based group said its Physical AI Platform would give the next generation of humanoid robots the situational awareness to work safely alongside people in factories, hospitals, warehouses and homes.
The move applies the same human-sensing technology already fitted to more than eight million vehicles worldwide, where it watches drivers to anticipate risk and help prevent accidents.
Founded in 2000, Seeing Machines has spent more than 25 years studying how machines interpret human behaviour, attention and cognitive state.
Its new platform builds a dynamic three-dimensional map of people, objects and their surroundings, allowing robots to read spatial relationships and human behaviour in real time.
Rather than simply recognising individual objects or following predefined tasks, the technology treats people and their environment as a single scene, the company said.
Paul McGlone, chief executive, described the launch as a natural step in the company's long-running work on human-machine interaction.
He said the technology already protecting millions of drivers would now let robots interact with people safely, naturally and intuitively.
And he argued that as robots moved out of research labs and into factories, workplaces, hospitals and public spaces, understanding people mattered as much as performing the task itself.
The company sees potential applications across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, aged care, warehousing, mining and industrial automation, sectors where robots are increasingly expected to work collaboratively with humans.
The launch places Seeing Machines among a growing number of technology firms trying to supply the perception systems that humanoid and industrial robots need to operate near people.
For now, the platform is a statement of intent rather than a revenue line, with no commercial deployments or customer agreements disclosed alongside the announcement.
The company said its Physical AI product sits within a wider platform strategy that also spans automotive, commercial transport and aviation.
Seeing Machines is headquartered in Australia and has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.
