Olive Robotics · Embedded Physical AI

Intelligence begins inside the sensor.

Embedded Physical AI learns how bias, vibration, temperature, noise and dynamics affect a measurement while those effects are still observable—then publishes a cleaner, confidence-aware physical state.

Time-series intelligence On-device inference ROS 2 / DDS native
Physical model / local time domainLearning
OLIXAI™ PHYSICAL MODEL ARM + NPU BIAS + DRIFT THERMAL BEHAVIOR NOISE STRUCTURE VIBRATION + DYNAMICS
Measurement transformationLive
Raw sensor streamDisturbed
Physical stateCorrected + confidence
At the source.Where timing, temperature, saturation and local dynamics remain observable.
A new sensing architecture

Not more data.
Better data.

Most robots receive measurements first and recover meaning later. Olive moves part of that understanding into the sensing node—before context is lost and before high-rate raw data has to cross the machine.

Engineering principle

Preserve classical estimation and physical constraints. Use learned models for the nonlinear, coupled and operating-point-dependent residuals that static calibration cannot fully describe.

Bias & drift model01 / 04
RAW MEASUREMENT LEARNED CORRECTION TIME / OPERATING HISTORY offset → state warm-up · drift · operating point
MACHINE RESONANCES PRESERVED MOTION BAND FREQUENCY / TEMPORAL FEATURES artifact ≠ event cross-axis coupling · resonance · aliasing
SENSOR THERMAL STATE T(t) + history nonlinearity · transient lag · cross-axis effect CONTEXT-AWARE COMPENSATION
NON-STATIONARY NOISE CONFIDENCE ENVELOPE TIME / OPERATING CONTEXT state + certainty heteroscedasticity · anomaly · covariance
What the sensor can learn

Physical effects are not random when the context is visible.

The model learns relationships across time, channels and operating conditions—at the point where their physical cause is still observable.

01 · Bias and drift

Offsets that change with the machine.

Learn residual bias after classical calibration, including warm-up behavior, long-term drift and operating-point dependence. The target is not to hide physics, but to model the portion a static constant cannot.

Warm-upResidual biasOperating history
02 · Vibration and dynamics

Know the difference between motion and contamination.

Recognize machine-specific resonances, structural coupling and repetitive disturbances. Preserve real physical events while reducing vibration-induced artifacts in the estimated state.

ResonanceCross-axis couplingTemporal features
03 · Thermal behavior

Temperature is a trajectory, not a lookup value.

Model nonlinear response, transient lag and temperature history. Embedded context makes it possible to learn how the device arrived at its current thermal state—not only the current reading.

Thermal historyNonlinearityTransient response
04 · Noise and uncertainty

Publish what is known—and how well it is known.

Learn context-dependent noise structure instead of assuming constant variance. Publish the physical estimate together with confidence, covariance, anomaly and health information.

Non-stationary noiseConfidenceAnomaly
Hybrid intelligence

Physics first.
Learning where it adds value.

Olive combines synchronized acquisition, classical estimation and embedded learning. The learned model handles residual complexity; engineering constraints preserve structure, observability and a deterministic fallback path.

01 / source

Acquire

Raw channels, device state, temperature and hardware timestamps.

02 / time

Synchronize

Align multi-rate streams and preserve source-time context.

03 / physics

Estimate

Apply calibration, kinematics and physics-based state estimation.

04 / olixAI™

Learn residuals

Model nonlinear, coupled and context-dependent effects on ARM / NPU.

05 / robot

Publish

State, confidence, events and health through native ROS 2 / DDS.

physicsstructured estimator
and physical constraints
+
Δx̂AIlearned residual
from temporal context
=
x̂ + confidencedecision-ready state
with uncertainty
The Physical AI data flywheel

Train in every world the sensor must understand.

Simulation provides controlled variation. The lab provides repeatable excitation and ground truth. Field data provides the combinations reality creates. All three are needed for robust embedded models.

01 · SimulationSynthetic

Generate the conditions that are hard to capture.

Use NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim and other physics environments for synthetic sensor data, controlled scenarios, domain randomization and rare operating conditions.

02 · LaboratoryGround truth

Measure cause and effect precisely.

Build synchronized datasets under controlled motion, vibration, temperature and loading—with repeatable excitation and reference-grade supervision.

03 · FieldReality

Learn what only real machines reveal.

Capture installation effects, disturbances, operational regimes and failure signatures in representative robots, machines and environments.

Domain coverageVary excitation, temperature, mounting, sensor tolerances and noise spectra.
Sim-to-realUse real validation to identify and close gaps in the synthetic distribution.
Target deploymentValidate quantized models, latency and memory on the shipping hardware.
LifecycleVersion, observe and improve models without placing learned policy outside the safety boundary.
38 × 38 mmcompact platform
Up to 6 TOPSembedded AI compute
ROS 2 / DDSrobot-native output
Olive embedded platform

The intelligence layer inside the sensor.

Olive co-designs embedded compute, real-time software, time-series AI and robot-native communication. That keeps the complete path—from acquisition to inference to publication—inside one observable system.

01
olixCore™Compact ARM-based hardware with dedicated acceleration and flexible sensor / network interfaces.
02
olixOS™Real-time Linux, source timestamping, synchronization, controlled scheduling and observability.
03
olixAI™Embedded time-series fusion, residual learning, signal intelligence and anomaly models.
04
Native ROS 2 / DDSPublish raw data, fused state, confidence, events and diagnostics directly from the device.
System-level value

A better measurement changes the whole machine.

Embedded Physical AI reduces the burden on central compute and gives perception, planning and control a more reliable representation of the physical world.

01 · Motion sensing

Motion that remains trustworthy under vibration.

Learn residual bias, vibration coupling and thermal behavior for more robust inertial state estimation.

02 · Physical interaction

Contact understood at the point of action.

Combine force, torque, motion and tool dynamics to identify interaction states and changing loads.

03 · Machine intelligence

Condition signals where vibration originates.

Extract machine state, changing spectral signatures and anomalies before raw data leaves the asset.

04 · Multimodal sensing
STATE

Multiple signals. One physical state.

Learn cross-sensor relationships locally while preserving synchronized and interpretable outputs for the robot.

Olive Robotics · Embedded Physical AI

Don't just digitize the physical world.
Understand it at the sensor.

Turn sensing hardware into a local intelligence layer for robotics, automation and embodied AI.

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