01 · In Progress
Functional Prototype
Build and iterate a prototype-stage rover platform to validate core remote gas-detection workflows.
Robotic Gas Detection Platforms
The canary in the coal minejust evolved.
Kanary’s planned direction is robotic gas detection that helps locate hidden hazardous atmospheres and verify air quality before people enter.
Origin
1911–1986
Mine Safety
Current Stage
Concept
Planning
Sensor Partner
Honeywell™
Status
In Development
Why Kanary
Send technology in first.
The canary was once a mine-safety early-warning system (1911–1986). Today, hazardous gases such as H2S can collect in low points, dead legs, and confined vessels where risk may not be visible. Kanary exists to make sure people are not the first exposure, and we’re building toward that with a working prototype — not a finished product.
Operational risk
In concept-stage site conditions, gases may settle in low points, dead legs, and confined vessels. A pre-entry air-quality reading can help inform safer decisions before personnel access.
Rover Concept
Rover — Phase 1
Prototype in development
Concept visualization only — this is not a production prototype.
Intended Sensor Payload
Goal: multi-gas detection including H2S-focused sensing pathways.
Planned Mobility
Goal: magnetic crawler approach for steel infrastructure and confined surfaces.
Deployment
Goal: quick worker-friendly setup with minimal disruption to field routines.
Concept workflow
01
Remote entry
02
Gas sensing
03
Status report
This concept workflow illustrates the intended inspection sequence, not a deployed system.
Roadmap
02
Refinement & Integration
Improve usability, data quality, and integration pathways with target site operating practices.
03
Hazardous-Location Engineering
Engineer toward hazardous-location requirements with formal design controls and risk reduction.
04
Certification
Pursue applicable certification pathways after prototype validation and engineering maturity.
Early-Stage Invitation
Building with operators, safety experts, advisors, and pilot partners
Kanary is at the concept and planning stage. We are seeking collaboration with operators, safety engineers, and sensor manufacturers, as well as guidance from domain advisors and prospective pilot partners. If your team is evaluating confined-space safety approaches, we’d value the conversation.
Built with: industrial operators, safety engineers, and sensor manufacturers.
Contact: info@cadeau-llc.com