Drone and IoT driven automated site monitoring and management

HKCLR
Overview

Our company develops technology solutions for automated site monitoring and property management utilizing drones and IoT devices. We focus on scalable software/hardware platforms that integrate specialized desktop management systems for remote site oversight, infrastructure inspections, and real-time operational analytics. Our tools streamline data collection and risk assessment for both indoor and outdoor worksites and facilities, prioritizing defect detection, human behavior recognition and anomaly diagnosis. We deliver both products and tailored services to optimize site monitoring, maintenance workflows, and resource utilization efficiency. Our target markets include Hong Kong, mainland China, and Southeast Asia.

  • Drone and IoT driven automated site monitoring and management 0
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Research completion
2024
Commercialisation opportunities
technology licensing agreementcontract service
Problem addressed

The project outcomes can not only enhance site management efficiency and accuracy but also reduce labour costs and safety hazards in multi-scale indoor and outdoor environment inspection and monitoring scenarios.

Innovation
  • A fully autonomous multi-drone based data collection system
  • AI based high-precision object detection, behavior recognition and 3D reconstruction
  • Digital driven safety management system
Key impact
  • Reduce the time and labor cost for on-site data collection
  • Improve the accuracy of object and action identification and the efficiency of model reconstruction
  • Improve the efficiency of environment information management
Award
  • Drone and AI-based Digital Platform for Outdoor Built Asset Inspection and Information Management; Prize: Geneva Bronze Medal
  • Autonomous Indoor Drone Inspection and Modeling System, Prize: Geneva Bronze Medal
  • Professor Charles K. Ko Student Creativity Award, Postgraduate Group 2nd Runner-up
  • Professor Charles K. Ko Student Creativity Award, Postgraduate Group Champion
  • YDC Dare to Change Business Pitch Competition, Best Business Idea Award
  • Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, The 15th International Invention Fair in the Middle East, Kuwait, 2025
Application
  • Safety management
  • Site monitoring

Patent

  • Multi-View Stereo with Learnable Cost Metric for 3D reconstruction (US Patent application in progress)

Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics was established in 2020 by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with research contributions from the University of California, Berkeley. The Centre focuses on the research and development (R&D) of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for “future workplace” as well as innovative solutions to the “pressing problems” in the logistics industry. In particular, HKCLR aims to advance robot intelligence in terms of

• Robust Sensing and Perception

• AI-Powered Robot Manipulation

• Human-Robot Collaboration

• Unmanned Logistics Vehicles

The research team is composed of distinguished professors from the two universities and accomplished Ph.D. degree holders across world-leading universities. The Centre is dedicated to pursuing innovative breakthroughs in ready-for-use robotics and AI technologies via close collaboration with academic and industrial stakeholders throughout Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and Chinese Mainland. It is expected that the Centre will foster the leading role of the local logistics industry in GBA and Chinese Mainland, meanwhile enhancing its competitive edge in the global arena.

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