Questions we hear before the first autonomy review.

No on all counts. Smart Robo AI Inc. is a professional robotics-autonomy AI engineering studio in Vancouver's False Creek Flats. We design and deliver neural perception, reinforcement-learning control policies, simulation, fleet analytics and safety assurance for manufacturers, logistics operators, robotics OEMs and integrators. The .life domain is branding only — it does not signal wellness products, life coaching, lifestyle gadgets, or an online bootcamp syllabus.

We are not a financial robo-advisor and do not manage investments, portfolios, or personal finance. We do not sell consumer toy robots or operate a retail shop. We do not run a robotics course or issue certificates that substitute for accredited engineering education.

We do not guarantee safe, fully autonomous operation. Physical robotics carries real-world risk: perception can misread glare, SLAM can drift after layout changes, and policies trained in simulation may fail on crushed cardboard or novel obstacles. We design for supervised autonomy with engineer sign-off, documented uncertainty ranges, and compliance support aligned to applicable safety standards — not zero-incident promises or unsupervised public deployment.

An autonomy review is a structured assessment of your perception stack, control policies, simulation coverage, telemetry practices and safety documentation. Deliverables typically include a written findings log, risk register, phased recommendations and illustrative CAD budget bands for follow-on work. We review available telemetry exports, ROS graphs or integrator documentation, and may request a video walk-through or site visit when floor access materially changes the assessment.

Typical timeline is four to eight weeks depending on fleet size and data quality. Starting discovery range is often C$18,000 – C$45,000 for focused reviews — final quotes follow scoping. An autonomy review is not a production deployment; it is the measured entry point that tells you what to fund next and what to stop funding.

Canadian and North American manufacturers running AMR or fixed-cell automation, national and regional logistics operators, robotics OEMs needing sim-to-real validation support, and automation integrators who want an independent perception or policy review before client handoff. We also work with film-stage automation shops and specialty fabrication facilities in the Vancouver corridor when human-robot interaction and safety documentation need engineering depth.

We are not the right fit if you want a consumer robot purchase, an investment advisory relationship, a wellness programme, or a weekend robotics course. We are the right fit when you have floor data, a pilot, or a production stack that needs honest measurement.

No. Smart Robo AI explicitly declines engagements involving autonomous weapons, military targeting, mass surveillance, or law-enforcement tracking systems. Our studio focuses on industrial and commercial automation contexts with supervised operation and documented safety processes. If your enquiry falls outside that scope, we will say so directly and will not proceed.

All quotes are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise agreed in writing. Illustrative ranges for our six service disciplines are listed on the Services page — from autonomy strategy through deployment integration. Retainer and partnership scopes are quoted after an initial review. Travel, third-party hardware, cloud compute at scale, and client-side infrastructure are typically excluded from base ranges and added when applicable.

We do not quote fixed outcomes like "guaranteed ninety-five percent uptime" as a product SKU. We quote engineering scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria tied to measurable technical artefacts.

Many engagements begin remotely with telemetry export, simulation access and structured interviews with shift leads. Site visits to Canadian facilities are scheduled when lighting, layout, or human-robot interaction context cannot be captured remotely — or when floor-test verification is part of the contracted scope. International travel is evaluated case by case under mutual NDAs and export-control considerations.

Common stacks include ROS and ROS 2 integrations, Python-centric ML pipelines, lidar-camera fusion, SLAM and localization packages, digital-twin simulation environments, and integrator-specific PLC or WMS hooks. We adapt to your existing automation rather than mandating a greenfield platform — the findings log states what we can reuse and what needs replacement or retuning.

We collect contact details when you submit our form, with explicit consent under PIPEDA and British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) where applicable. Client engagement data — including floor imagery, telemetry and proprietary layouts — is handled under project NDAs with access limited to named project staff. See our Privacy policy for full detail or email [email protected].