San Mateo, CA · Bay Area Response

Make the facility ready
before the robot arrives.

AI Aerial turns active warehouses, laboratories, pilot sites, and production facilities into versioned spatial data for robotics deployment teams.

Matterport Pro3 LiDAR · Drone & HDR Capture · Scan-to-BIM · Revit

Your robot may be ready.
The facility data may not be.

Deployment teams often begin with drawings that are incomplete, outdated, or disconnected from the way a facility operates today. The missing information may include changed layouts, unverified clearances, unknown floor transitions, blocked routes, missing infrastructure, and unrecorded interaction zones.

Many robots create their own runtime maps after arrival. Those maps don't answer the pre-deployment questions:

  • Should this robot be sent to this site?
  • Can it reach and maneuver within the intended work area?
  • What conditions could disrupt installation or commissioning?
  • Which dimensions require specialist verification?
  • What changed after the last engineering review?

Every robot has a BOM.
Every deployment needs a Site BOM.

A structured record of facility conditions that shape a robot deployment.

📐 Geometry & Access
Doors, aisles, corridors, ramps, docks, overhead constraints, candidate routes, turning areas, staging points, task zones.
🏗️ Floors & Mobility
Thresholds, joints, gaps, drains, curbs, slopes, transitions, visually observed damage, areas requiring specialist testing.
⚡ Infrastructure
Charging candidates, electrical panels, network locations, access-control interfaces requiring integration review.
👥 Operations & Interaction
Pedestrian/forklift traffic, pickup/drop-off zones, restricted areas, lighting, glass, reflective surfaces, perception conditions.
📋 Evidence & Change Control
Capture date, model version, source, evidence classes (observed/measured/client-provided/inferred/verification-required), change history.

The Robot-Ready Facility Data Pack

Each engagement is scoped around a defined facility area, robot or robot class, and intended workflow.

Core Deliverables
Visual baseline · Registered E57 point cloud · Reconciled 2D plans · Revit/IFC shell · Door/aisle/dock/obstruction layers · Route & zone plans · Constraint register · Evidence photos · Version manifest · Engineering handoff
Optional Add-ons
Drone exterior/roof documentation · Before-and-after change report · Simplified planning mesh · ROS 2 occupancy prep · OpenUSD geometry staging · Periodic recapture & model updates
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Four service levels, one decision each.

01
Site BOM Assessment
Decision: Is enough current facility info available to begin detailed planning?

Bounded site review, visual evidence, annotated plan, initial constraint register, verification schedule.
Fixed-scope pilots start at $5,000
02
Robot-Ready Spatial Baseline
Decision: What are the current physical conditions, and where are the likely constraints?

Adds registered spatial data, scan-to-BIM, robot-relevant layers, version control, engineering handoff.
03
Simulation Handoff
Decision: Does the simulation team have structured base data to build a validated environment?

Adds geometry cleanup, collision proxies, semantic labels, OpenUSD staging through a qualified partner.
04
Facility Change Intelligence
Decision: What changed, and could those changes affect the deployment plan?

Adds scheduled recapture, visual/spatial comparison, revised constraints, model-version history.

How it works.

1. Define
Collect floor plans, intended task, robot envelope, operating assumptions, required formats.
2. Capture
Document agreed areas with LiDAR, 360° imagery, HDR photos, drone capture, approved measurements.
3. Structure
Organize point cloud, plans, BIM, routes, zones, evidence, assumptions, limitations into a controlled package.
4. Review
Customer, robotics team, and specialists review findings, unresolved questions, required verification.
5. Maintain
Recapture changed areas, issue updated model and change record.

Deployment and facility teams.

Robotics OEM field-operations and deployment teams. Robotics integrators and solutions engineers. Warehouse, manufacturing, laboratory, and facilities operators. General contractors and tenant-improvement teams. Simulation teams needing structured real-world base geometry. EHS and robot-safety professionals.

Strongest use cases: new robot pilot, pilot-to-fleet expansion, brownfield warehouse deployment, new robotics lab, major layout change, CAD/BIM reconciliation, pre-installation coordination.

Data designed to travel.

Point Cloud
E57, LAS, LAZ, RCP, RCS
AEC
RVT, IFC, DWG, PDF
Imagery
360° imagery, approved still photographs
Planning / Simulation
OBJ meshes, OpenUSD staging, ROS 2 occupancy maps when scoped
Project Control
Data dictionary, coordinate notes, evidence register, version manifest, change log

Accuracy is matched to the decision.

Matterport reports Pro3 raw depth accuracy of approximately ±20mm at 10 meters. It supports visual context, broad planning, documentation, and scan-to-BIM. It is not industrial metrology and should not be used alone for tight docking interfaces, guarded cells, precision fixtures, or safety-critical clearances.

Each proposal identifies intended use, capture method, dimensions requiring higher confidence, inaccessible areas, proposed verification method, and work requiring a licensed surveyor, engineer, or metrology provider.

Security for sensitive facilities.

Facility data can reveal layouts, equipment, production processes, access systems, and operational vulnerabilities. Security requirements are established before capture and may include NDA, approved processing methods, customer-approved storage and retention, role-based access, image redaction, separation of deliverables from public demos, controlled deletion, and offline processing when cloud is not approved.

Scope and responsibility.

AI Aerial provides facility capture, documentation, scan-to-BIM, spatial-data organization, observed-condition reporting, and project coordination. Unless separately contracted through qualified professionals, our work does not constitute land surveying, industrial metrology, structural/electrical/fire/network engineering, floor testing, robot programming, functional-safety certification, code compliance, or final deployment approval.

Common questions.

Our robots create their own maps. Why do we need this?

The service supports feasibility review, remote coordination, facility planning, engineering handoff, stakeholder alignment, and change history — before and during deployment. It complements, not replaces, the robot's runtime map.

We already have CAD or BIM. Can you use it?

Yes. We compare supplied files with the facility as it operates today. If existing files are current and suitable, capture scope can be reduced.

Can you certify the site is safe for robots?

No. We document conditions and organize evidence. Qualified integrators, EHS professionals, engineers, and robot-safety specialists conduct the risk assessment and make safety determinations.

Can you deliver directly into Isaac Sim?

We prepare base geometry and structured handoff data. Collision behavior, materials, sensors, physics, robot models, and sim-to-real validity require additional preparation by the customer or a qualified simulation partner.

Start with the floor plan and robot footprint.

Send the available facility plan, intended task, robot dimensions, and target schedule. We'll return an initial data-gap list, proposed capture plan, deliverables, schedule, and fixed pilot price.

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