Skylark Labs

Skylark Labs is an AI company that develops adaptive, brain-inspired systems for physical security and surveillance. Founded in 2021 by Dr. Amarjot Singh, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in India and Australia. Dr. Singh, who holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, was inspired by his military family background and motivated by the safety challenges he observed growing up in India. His academic research focused on creating computationally efficient AI models based on the human visual cortex, which became the foundation for Skylark Labs.

The company's core technology is a self-learning AI that can be integrated into physical devices and learn in real-time at the edge without needing constant retraining or massive datasets. This approach, which mimics the human brain's ability to learn and adapt continuously, is designed to provide real-time threat detection and situational awareness. Skylark Labs serves clients in defense, border security, public safety, transportation, and campus security. Its business model includes usage-based pricing for services like violence and weapon detection, facial recognition, and video enhancement.

Skylark's product suite includes the Scout AI Tower, Sentinel AI Camera, and Tracer AI Vehicle, which are deployable hardware solutions for surveillance. The technology analyzes human motion and video feeds to detect threats such as violence, weapons, and intrusions, and features capabilities like facial recognition and number plate recognition. The company has received seed funding from investors including Kube VC and CP Ventures. A key achievement was the development of the CENSER system, used by a non-profit in India to help rescue trafficked children by identifying them from images despite changes in their appearance over time.

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