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Detectium

A new paradigm in fire safety start leveraging digital twins and artificial intelligence.
Two firefighters extinguishing a car fire with hoses. The car is engulfed in flames and smoke.

Status:

Startup company

SDGs:

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Industry:

Engineering technology, ICT

Impact:

Sustainable systems

Origin:

School of Engineering

Established:

2021

Looking for:

Collaboration, Funding

Detectium's digital twin for risk & anomaly detection, leverages vision-based sensors, 3D model, cloud, and machine learning for fire prevention and rapid detection.  Key features include fire localization, intensity detection, real-time incident feeds for fire brigades/rescue teams, and real-time fire propagation simulation.

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New life for construction waste wood

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