ROBOTICS & AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
Giving machines situational awareness beyond vision and sound
Chemical perception for the next generation of robots and autonomous systems.
The Challenge
As robots move out of controlled environments and into workplaces, public spaces, and homes, their ability to perceive invisible risks becomes critical. Today’s autonomous systems rely on vision, audio, and touch — but remain entirely blind to chemical signals that define safety and context.
The Opportunity
For humanoid robots operating in offices, hospitals, factories, and residential settings, chemical perception enables safer interaction with people and spaces. For autonomous vehicles and mobile robots, internal cabin and enclosed-space sensing provides continuous monitoring of air quality, leaks, and hazardous exposure.
OUR CAPABILITY
Chemical Sensing for Autonomous Platforms
Altered Carbon enables robots and autonomous systems to sense airborne chemicals and environmental threats in real time — adding a missing sensory modality alongside vision, audio, and touch.
This capability is foundational for the next generation of robotics: systems that are not just intelligent, but situationally aware.
- Real-time chemical environment mapping
- Hazard detection for humanoid robots
- Cabin air quality for autonomous vehicles
- Ultra-low-power on-board integration
- Platform-level SDK and APIs
- Multi-sensor fusion compatibility