Redundant perception
LiDAR, radar, stereo vision, and thermal sensing overlap so no single sensor failure blinds the system, and detection holds in whiteout and fog.
The safety architecture behind unattended operation.
Safety is the primary design constraint of the platform, not a feature bolted on. Snowbotix combines redundant sensing, deterministic human override, and fail-safe behaviors so it can work around people and vehicles on active sites.
The Architecture
Three layers, no single point of failure.
Deterministic override
A human supervisor can take control or trigger a hard stop in under three seconds; geofenced hard limits and physical e-stops sit beneath the autonomy.
Fail-safe by default
Loss of comms, GPS, or confidence triggers a controlled safe-stop rather than continued motion. The safe state is stopping.
Layers of Safety
Defense in depth.
- Geofenced operating zones the unit cannot cross
- Speed governed to the environment and proximity of people
- Continuous obstacle detection with conservative stopping distances
- Human-in-the-loop supervision and remote override at all times
- Physical emergency-stop and independent hardware interlocks
- Audit logging of every intervention and safety event
Related
How safety runs in practice.
See safety in your environment.
A site assessment maps safety zones and operating constraints for your site.