This summer, RoboticsCats was honored to collaborate with four University of California students through the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program. Together, we prototyped new solutions at the intersection of wildfire detection, AI, and large language models (LLMs) — all to build smarter, more resilient tools for the future.Our journey was one…

The D-Tech Awards Finals on June 11 at Echelon Singapore 2025 was full of applause, insights, and smiles. Figure 1: SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards 2025 Finalists What is the D-Tech Awards?The SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards is a global competition created by the Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential…

The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is the area where human development meets or intermingles with undeveloped wildland vegetation. It's a transition zone between unoccupied land and human development, typically found at the edges of cities and towns adjacent to forests, grasslands, or other natural areas. The WUI is particularly vulnerable to…

Visual 1: ACS Pro – LookOut Wildfire Detection integration What is ACS Pro?Axis Camera Station Pro (ACS Pro) is an intuitive video management system (VMS) designed for small to medium-sized surveillance setups. It delivers a seamless user experience for monitoring, managing, and recording video streams from Axis Communications surveillance cameras.…

AEON Security and RoboticsCats team up to help solar power plants combat wildfires in Brazil. Figure 1: An AXIS Q6225-LE at a solar power plant in Brazil (source: aeon.com.br) Solar Power Plants in Brazil: A Growing ForceBrazil's solar power capacity has reached an impressive 52 GW as of early 2025,…

"One area of focus was the increasing use of technology. Artificial intelligence, sensors, satellites, and machine learning can better support businesses and communities in cutting emissions and nature restoration and conservation efforts while dealing with extreme weather events and building resiliency." - World Economic Forum.Gravio and RoboticsCats are collaborating to…

It was the coldest day of the year in Hong Kong, with the temperature dipping below 12 degrees Celsius in urban areas under a Cold Weather Warning. But in the tranquil Kai Kung Leng mountain range, a fiery crisis was unfolding. At around 5:30 p.m., a wildfire erupted, raging for…

FIRE-RES is a four-year EU-funded project (2021-2025) led by the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia. It aims to combat extreme wildfires through 11 Living Labs and 34 innovations, focusing on prevention and community resilience to reduce wildfire impacts and enhance safety by 2030.The FIRE-RES Open Innovation Challenge (OIC)…

Robotics Cats joined the Fire Foresight team to travel to the U.S. to attend the XPRIZE Wildfire Team Summit from October 14 to 17. The teams spent a week in the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe before the summit and then visited San Diego after the XPRIZE event.This business trip…

We celebrated our small win on 5 September 2024. It's been a long journey, 4 years in the making, we must say. It has been a challenging and inspiring journey filled with tears and laughter. We said a thousand "no's" to focus and move forward.Big Tree Animal CenterA huge wildfire…