Flox Intelligence is developing AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports and roads
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Flox Intelligence, which spun out of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2020, is developing devices that process data on-site to detect animals, identify them with on-device models and emit sounds suited to each species. Company founder Sara Nozkova says the system varies its responses so animals do not become accustomed to the signals. Flox sells battery-operated devices, a software platform and annual software and AI subscriptions; it also has partnerships with manufacturers to deploy its technology on vehicles such as trains.
The company says about 150 devices are active in North America, Europe and Australia, at locations including airports, road and rail corridors, national parks, agricultural land and critical infrastructure sites. Its longer-term goal is to bring the software to trains, cars and drones. Flox is one of the finalists in the Startup Battlefield 200 competition at TechCrunch Disrupt.
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The approach combines local processing with on-device models to respond to animals without necessarily relying on continuous data transmission. If integration into trains, cars and drones advances, the technology could expand species-specific interventions in places where wildlife creates operational risks, according to the company.