Artifeel participated in the white paper “Smart Products: A New Industrial Revolution,” produced by the association Hardware France and Rtone. This document explains and explores the promising future of embedded AI.
Although media buzz often focuses on generative AI, French actors in embedded AI continue to develop smart products that transform usage for both individuals and professionals. This white paper, designed by the association “Hardware France” and the studio Rtone, highlights concrete cases and answers the following questions:
What is embedded AI (Edge AI) compared to generative AI?
What are the strengths and concrete use cases of embedded AI?
What are its market perspectives and opportunities for France?
How to put France at the forefront of the embedded AI race
This white paper shares valuable insights into this expanding market, identifying key challenges and opportunities to achieve France’s ambitious goals in this field. It notably recalls that this market is expected to reach $140 billion globally by 2032.
France aims to become a world leader in this field, with “frugal and trustworthy” embedded AI aiming to capture 10 to 15% of the global market by 2025.
Concrete use cases in various sectors
Healthcare, energy, environment, industry, transport, agriculture, security… The document includes a wide range of concrete use cases led by companies in electronics, hardware, and software that, like Artifeel, are defining tomorrow’s embedded AI.
This new smart alarm in the range enhances the detection features of the Check’In system by adding intelligent motion detection. Check’In Pro 2 meets the specific needs for enhanced protection and flexibility of professional premises.
Enhancing Check’In’s intelligent detection capabilities to address the specific challenges of professional premises
The efficiency and great autonomy of Check’In technology have quickly attracted professionals seeking the solution to combat squatting and theft. The Check’In Pro 2 system was designed by Artifeel teams to provide a complementary solution for the following professional premises:
Single-story premises, located on the ground floor or first floor;
In particular, vacant properties protected by security professionals;
Spaces such as mobile homes or standalone modular buildings used for construction sites or temporary installations;
And always, isolated premises without Wi-Fi or electricity, with few openings or consisting of a main space.
« It was important for the Artifeel teams to provide a simple, effective, and suitable solution for these professional premises and living spaces, for which security represents a significant financial issue for professionals. A burglary in these structures often means an inability to operate or continue their activity (loss of stock, production means, public reception capacity, etc.) »
To achieve this, the teams combined the unique performance of our embedded artificial intelligence with motion detection technology for optimal intrusion detection. The system distinguishes movements due to legitimate use of the premises from movements related to unauthorized entry through an opening other than the main door.
A winning combination that allows:
Effective and flexible 24/7 protection of the premises, without complicating the management of legitimate comings and goings of professionals,
While reducing the number of false alerts, often induced by the use of motion detection technology.
An innovation thus enabling continuous and reliable protection of professional premises, minimizing activity interruptions due to intrusions.
An alarm boosted by hardware and software developments of the 2nd generation Check’In technology.
A faster system due to the integration of the “power saving mode,” which also offers increased autonomy through optimized energy management.
Enhanced connection possibilities with the optimization of the dual SIM functionality, allowing total connectivity redundancy: an essential connectivity optimization to ensure uninterrupted communication with remote or temporary sites, regardless of their vicissitudes.
Like all Check’In and Check’In 2 alarms, Check’In Pro 2 can be paired with a Check’In Bluetooth identification badge.
New features already available from Artifeel teams
Check’In Pro 2 is already available for sale, both in France and internationally, through the Artifeel partner network. This deployment follows the market launch of Check’In 2, soon to be followed by the launch of Check’In Infra 2.
Discover now how Check’In Pro 2 can transform the security of professional premises. Contact us to arrange a demonstration or for any additional information!
Check’In Pro 2 alarm and monitoring box
About Artifeel
The French start-up Artifeel is committed to developing IoT products that can adapt to any context and be unobtrusive! A specialist in artificial intelligence and IoT technologies, Artifeel has created the all-in-one alarm and monitoring box “Check-In,” the only box on the market equipped with artificial intelligence, 100% autonomous and requiring neither Wi-Fi nor electricity.
The Artifeel teams, located in Paris and Lyon, continuously develop and improve their “Made In France” technologies and products to meet the protection and monitoring needs of all professional and private premises and infrastructures, even the most isolated.
Artifeel wins a Facilities Management award, recognizing the innovative nature of its Check’In systems dedicated to professionals.
Artifeel is proud to announce its victory at the 2024 Facilities Management Awards, presented by BUILD Magazine, in the category “Best Smart Security Technology Firm 2024.”
For the second consecutive year, the experts at Build Magazine have acknowledged the disruptive and innovative nature of our “Check’In” solutions. The development of our range of products, to address more professional needs, is recognized for its positive impact in the field of professional infrastructure security management.
Un prix qui récompense tout particulièrement notre engagement envers l’innovation technologique et la simplification des systèmes de sécurité.
The professional applications of the Check’In range recognized.
Our alarm and monitoring systems dedicated to professional needs stand out for their autonomy and effectiveness against intrusions and theft of raw materials.
Based on a unique embedded artificial intelligence technology, it significantly reduces false alarms, thus offering enhanced, autonomous, and simplified security for protected spaces.
This recognition demonstrates our ability to turn security sector challenges into opportunities by integrating sustainable and effective solutions.
Thanks to BUILD Magazine for this honor and remain determined to push the boundaries of innovation in security, monitoring, and infrastructure maintenance. Artifeel continues to inspire trust and security worldwide.
A great opportunity to share feedback from our network operator customers and to introduce visitors to the latest additions to our Check’In range, specially designed to meet the specific needs of these professionals :
Check’In Infra : Designed for isolated premises and technical infrastructures, this robust device incorporates our Check’In technology in a waterproof casing, enhanced with PIR technology and a light sensor, ready to detect and respond intelligently to a variety of events. This product is ideally suited to protecting and monitoring a wide variety of infrastructures linked to the production and maintenance of network operator services, such as telecoms vaults, gas delivery points, urban lighting equipment, etc.
Check’In Pro: this advanced model of the original Check’In alarm box, incorporates PIR technology to better prevent attempted break-ins, particularly on vacant ground and ground floor sites.
Bluetooth identification badge Bluetooth : This optional accessory adds identification control functionality and a secure mode to all Check’In alarm system.
Vacant premises are a recurring issue in urban areas, often leading to squatting, which can result in significant financial losses and security risks for property owners. The lack of effective monitoring and surveillance systems makes it challenging to detect and prevent such incidents. This is where Check’In, a cutting-edge alarm system with embedded AI, comes into play.
According to the Guardian French national statistics, 8.2% of homes in France were vacant in 2023,a figure that has risen by 60% in 30 years.
This vacancy makes these properties particularly vulnerable to the risk of illegal occupation.
This risk is not confined to flats, but also extends to cellars, garages, car parks and building services rooms.
All the common and private areas of flat blocks and condominiums are vulnerable to squatting, which is detrimental to owners, landlords and other residents.
The financial and reputational impact for landlords
First and foremost, squatting represents a risk and a financial cost for the owner or landlord. If there is no legal re-letting, there is no income or rent.
This loss of income is not the only financial impact to be taken into account. Whether it’s a temporary intrusion resulting in damage or a prolonged illegal occupation, this situation will inevitably give rise to :
restoration costs ;
potential legal costs.
This impact goes beyond the direct financial aspect and also affects :
the reputation of the property concerned.
Landlords’ obligations relating to the security and tranquillity of accommodation.
Limits of traditional alarm systems
Although landlords have an obligation to guarantee the safety and tranquillity of their residences, they must also make reasonable use of the financial investment and time of their teams to secure the premises.
However, in the specific case of vacant homes that need to be protected pending re-letting, this “cost” versus “benefit” balance is complex, and the technical solutions available on the market do not necessarily meet the specific requirements of the situation.
Because vacant premises often mean :
Temporary security that needs to be put in place, but also quickly uninstalled.
A home in which service providers and technicians must be able to intervene at any time.
Access to electricity and Wi-Fi is often limited.
These specific features mean that traditional break-in alarms are sometimes too complex and costly to install in relation to the risks and benefits involved.
Check’In: An innovative and effective anti-intrusion solution
Check’In is the only 100% autonomous break-in alarm on the market, operating without Wi-Fi, electricity or manual activation or deactivation. Thanks to its patented on-board AI technology, integrated into an all-in-one alarm box, the system makes it possible to :
Detect before a break-in: Its unique embedded AI detects, analyses and distinguishes between “normal” events, such as a technician opening the door, and attempted break-ins in the first few seconds. This unique technology autonomously activates the alarm before an intrusion occurs, and reduces false alarms by a factor of 10.
Alert in the event of an intrusion: In the event of an intrusion, the system notifies any person identified in your alert scheme (manager, remote supervisors operators, police, etc.) at the same time as the alarm is triggered, enabling you to act quickly in the event of illegal occupation.
Its ease of installation means that 20 times more alarms can be deployed in a single day than with a conventional system.
More than just a break-in alarm, the Check’In system is also a unique solution for centralised monitoring of vacant premises.
The system also enables lessors to monitor openings across the entire fleet in real time. This information is hosted in the secure Artifeel cloud, and accessible via our hypervision tools, the Dashboard pro and the User and Pro Check’In apps.
Unicil case study
Unicil, a social housing company with a long history in the South of France and a subsidiary of the Action Logement Group, provides housing solutions for employees and the most vulnerable, and manages over 30,000 homes.
Unicil’s teams are working to create a new supply of housing that meets the needs of the region, both in terms of new construction and the acquisition and improvement of buildings in need of renovation. In order to eliminate substandard housing and carry out major renovation work, we need to put in place effective anti-squatting solutions.
At Unicil, these initiatives are managed by strong>Sébastien Garcia, Head of the Residential Safety and Tranquillity Division, who reports to the Department of Relations with Residents and Territories.
« We are regularly faced with squatting attempts and the systems traditionally deployed were not entirely satisfactory. They are quite onerous to implement, both in human and financial terms.
We were therefore looking for a solution that was both effective and more agile and simple, to meet the challenges of combating squatting, which led us to deploy Check’In alarm systems on some of our vacant premises. »
The stick & play installation of the Check’In system, with no need for wifi or electrical connections, meets Unicil’s need for flexibility and simplicity.
This simplicity is enhanced by the fact that no activation code is required. Designed to reduce the number of operations required to the bare essentials, the system operates continuously once installed, detecting and analysing every event to distinguish between attempted intrusions and normal events, and acting autonomously accordingly.
« We have already seen how effective the solution is, with an initial intrusion attempt thwarted this last 1st of May !
Following notification of this event, our agent visited the site to confirm the information provided via our mobile application and our fleet tracking dashboard.
Screwdriver blows were made to the lock, attesting to the attempted break-in, but the door was not forced, as our monitoring of events indicated.
Check’In was therefore able to detect and act on our warning system, without us having to intervene, to prevent any squatting.»
Sébastien Garcia, Head of the Residential Safety and Tranquillity Unit, attached to the Department of Relations with Residents and Territories
