Robot integration and AI for industrial sites

Warsaw · Málaga

Sofia Robotics Contact

The problem

Your site sees a lot. It acts on very little.

Robots, cameras and control systems each work alone.

  • Robots in islands.

    Each fleet has its own software, map and alerts.

  • Cameras nobody watches.

    Video is evidence after the fact, not a live signal.

  • Data without action.

    MES, WMS and SCADA hold the context, but someone still has to act.

  • Alerts outpace people.

    The one that matters gets lost in the noise.

  • Robot deployments

    Chosen for the task, not one brand, or the robots you already own.

    Robot classes
  • Systems & CCTV integration

    Cameras via ONVIF and RTSP, plant systems via OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT and APIs, with no rip and replace.

    Use cases
  • AI reasoning layer

    Models read video, telemetry and process data together and trigger the next step within limits you set.

    How it works

Robots we deploy

Chosen for the task, not one brand.

Discuss your site
  • Low-profile autonomous mobile robot carrying a tote rack

    AMRs

    Line feeding and pallet moves.

  • White six-axis collaborative robot arm on a base

    Arms and cobots

    Handling, kitting and quality cells.

  • Four-legged inspection robot with a sensor head

    Quadrupeds

    Patrols on stairs and rough ground.

  • Compact six-wheel rover with lidar and a pan-tilt camera

    Inspection robots

    Gauge, thermal and acoustic rounds.

Robot classes shown as examples. We source from manufacturers or integrate the robots you already own.

Video as a sensor

The cameras you already own. Finally put to work.

How it works

From signal to action. In one loop.

Autonomy where rules are clear. People where judgement matters.

  1. 01

    Sense

    Cameras, robots, PLCs and business systems stream in.

  2. 02

    Understand

    Streams become events: a person in a restricted zone, a gauge out of range.

  3. 03

    Reason

    Each event is weighed against schedules, procedures and policy.

  4. 04

    Act

    Robot dispatched, work order opened, operator notified.

Human in the loop. You decide what runs alone, what needs approval and what goes to a person, and every action is logged.

One event, end to end.

Illustrative
Event
Person in zone B2 · CAM-04
Context
Maintenance crew rostered on B2, 02:00–04:00
Context
AMR-07 route crosses B2 in 40 s
Policy
HSE-12 · Reroute around rostered work: automatic, supervisor notified
Action
Reroute AMR-07 via aisle C · notify supervisor
  1. Person detected · zone B2
  2. AMR-07 rerouted · aisle C
  3. Supervisor notified
  4. Done · no approval needed

Safety-rated scanners on the robot stay the protective layer.

Use cases

Where to start.

Example scenarios, not past client projects, with targets set per site in discovery.

  • Logistics park · Security

    Perimeter and night patrol

    Cameras flag movement at the fence; a quadruped checks before anyone is called out.

    CCTV › AI › Quadruped

  • Manufacturing · Operations

    Intralogistics that follows the line

    When MES signals a changeover or a starved station, AMR missions re-prioritise.

    MES › AI › AMR fleet

  • Manufacturing · Quality

    End-of-line visual quality

    Cameras and a cobot set defects aside; borderline parts go to a person.

    Camera › AI › Cobot

  • Warehousing · HSE

    Context-aware safety zones

    Genuine risk near forklifts and robots triggers a slow-down request through the PLC.

    CCTV › AI › Slow-down

  • Energy · Maintenance

    Critical-asset inspection

    A robot reads gauges, heat and sound; deviations become work orders.

    Robot › AI › Work order

  • Distribution · Logistics

    Yard and dock coordination

    Gate cameras match trucks to WMS bookings and flag mismatches.

    Camera › AI › WMS

Approach

Start small. Prove it. Scale.

Typical durations, with a go / no-go gate after each step.

  1. 2–4 weeks

    Discovery

    We map your site and pick one use case with a measurable target.

  2. 6–12 weeks

    Pilot

    One area, live operations, people approve every action.

  3. 2–4 months

    Integration

    Safety validation, training and handover.

  4. Ongoing

    Scale

    New areas and sites reuse the same integrations.

  • Safety systems stay in charge.

    Designed to standards such as ISO 10218 and ISO 3691-4; the AI never overrides a safety-rated system.

  • Vendor-agnostic.

    Open protocols, so you are never locked in, not even to us.

  • Edge and on-premises.

    Video, data and models can stay on site.

  • EU data by default.

    Cloud means EU regions, with GDPR built in from day one.

  • Auditable.

    Every action is logged with its inputs, policy and approver.

  • People in charge.

    Autonomy is a setting, not a default.

FAQ

Before you email us.

Do we need new cameras or systems?

Usually not: most IP cameras, VMS platforms and industrial systems use standard interfaces, and we flag any gaps in discovery.

Do you supply the robots?

Either way: we source robots for your task from their manufacturers or integrate the ones you own, and we don't build robots or sell one brand.

Does the AI act on its own?

Only where you allow it: each action type is set to automatic, approval required or human only.

Where does our data go?

Where you decide: on-premises, at the edge or in EU cloud regions, with video kept on site by default.

How is it priced, and how fast do we see results?

In stages: discovery is quoted up front and the pilot runs 6–12 weeks against agreed criteria, so you can stop there.

Contact

Tell us about your site.

Share your site, systems and the problem to solve, and we'll suggest where to start.