#Kick-Start

Smart manufacturing

How SMEs can harness the power of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) can affect and benefit SMEs in two ways: by altering their business environment and making the conditions they do business in easier, and by helping them to change their business models and practices, leading to increased productivity and outreach, and to scale up their operations.  

Spinal segmentation CSIRO's Data61

AI-powered spinal segmentation technology could ‘save radiologists and surgeons thousands of hours of work’

A new AI-powered piece of medtech segments spinal vertebrae, partner Singular Health anticipates a 95% accuracy in two minutes, which could enable medical professionals to better plan their surgeries.

Companion Collar

Track your pet’s movements in real-time with this smart collar

After releasing a 'fit bit for cows' in 2018, Ceres Tag in collaboration with CSIRO's Data61 are developing a prototype smart tracker for cats and dogs. The Companion Collar will be able to track an animal’s movements in real-time, sending updates to the owner’s phone whenever their pet wanders outside of a virtual boundary they established.

This AI-powered platform can identify insect and snake species from photo

‘Is it venomous?’ is arguably one of the most common questions asked in Australia, home to 170 species of snakes […]

Designing robots to detect and deactivate landmines

There have been 122,000 landmine casualties since global tracking began in 1999, with 25% occurring between 2015 to 2018 and a substantial percentage children.   Demining […]