The key theme at Unikie’s recent Innovation Summit was Physical AI – solutions like robots, automation, and edge computing that all combine physical devices with AI. With these kinds of solutions, AI comes down from the cloud to real-time systems where decisions and actions are needed locally and immediately.
Physical AI has been part of Unikie’s DNA since the beginning. For more than 10 years, we have developed the enabling technologies for Physical AI, including autonomous systems, smart spaces, IoT, AI RAN, sensing, and decision-making based on what the sensors and IoT devices tell you.
This expertise, built and honed through hundreds of demanding customer projects and Unikie’s proprietary solutions, is not easy to come by. In a world with more than 28 million software developers, perhaps just as little as 1% are embedded developers.
“Physical AI is the next big thing in AI – it is the biggest transformation I can see at the moment. However, the seats are limited: there are not enough skilled embedded developers to build Physical AI solutions for everyone who needs them,” says Seppo Kolari, Founder & CBO at Unikie.
Top Examples of Unikie’s Physical AI Solutions
Unikie’s Innovation Summit featured hands-on demonstrations of Physical AI implementations built by Unikie. Here are some of the solutions showcased at the event.
Unikie’s AI-assisted UxV System enables decentralized AI mission planning and execution for UxV swarms, functioning entirely offline at the edge. The platform streamlines the lifecycle from automated mission generation to SITL & HITL simulation and real-world execution. This targets a robust digital twin ecosystem where swarms autonomously adapt to changes, minimizing the need for several dedicated pilots. Read more about Unikie’s expertise for defence & security.
UniScanner is a compact, easily deployable detection device for monitoring public infrastructure by sensing ambient wireless signal activity. It passively detects emitting devices on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth channels and recognizes their presence and behavior. UniScanner offers a scalable safety layer where traditional surveillance does not meet the demands. Whether used alone or as part of a network, UniScanner delivers quiet, continuous awareness across a broad geographical footprint. Read more about UniScanner.
AI-powered Software Performance Optimization leverages the power of LLMs through a purpose-built agentic solution to optimize computing workloads. From porting legacy code to run on the latest GPUs to performing profiling-driven, hardware-aware optimization, Unikie’s tools automate most of the process while empowering users where human insight matters most. The solution has shown strong results in reducing execution time and energy consumption across ML algorithms and other performance-critical domains. Read more about the solution.
Unikie’s AI-driven User Interface for Predictive Maintenance transforms predictive maintenance by delivering intelligent, user-centric interfaces that harness AI to forecast equipment failures and optimize upkeep schedules. It integrates real-time data analysis, ML models, and intuitive visualizations to provide actionable insights, minimizing downtime and extending asset lifespan. The result is enhanced operational efficiency, reduced maintenance costs, and empowered teams with proactive, data-backed decision-making. See our case about AI-enhanced Predictive Maintenance for Mining Operations.
AI-based solutions for imaging and image processing utilize machine learning to provide superior image quality over traditional solutions in image acquisition and post-processing technologies. AI-based solutions find application in camera control/3A+ algorithms, ISP (Image Signal Processor) algorithms and image post-processing for enhancing image quality. The demonstrated tool illustrates a post-processing algorithm to highlight detail recovery in images. Read more about Unikie’s expertise for immersive technologies.
AITO (Automatic ISP Tuning & Optimization) is a camera tuning solution developed for commercial-level characterization and tuning of Qualcomm Spectra ISP (Image Signal Processor) pipeline. It helps to replace time-consuming manual processes with a set of completely automatized, objective and reproducible methods and achieve outstanding image quality results matching the customer’s target criteria. Read more about Unikie’s expertise for immersive technologies.
