Is RoboStream a video-streaming platform, a lifestyle (.life) brand, a hobby-robot shop, a weapons / surveillance robotics firm, or a course?
No. We are a robotics engineering studio that designs live sensor and perception pipelines for client organizations — manufacturers, warehouses, logistics firms and hardware scale-ups. The .life TLD is branding only; this is not a lifestyle, wellness or coaching brand, and not a Twitch-style streaming service. "Stream" means live robot sensor and telemetry data — vision frames, LiDAR points, joint states, diagnostics — not entertainment or media streaming.
We do not sell hobby robots or kits, do not operate as a robot retail store, do not work on weapons, defence or covert-surveillance applications, and do not sell courses or training products as our main offer. "Robo" means applied robotics for real industrial and logistics sites. Robotic systems are safety-critical: we conduct risk assessment and functional-safety-aware engineering, keep humans in the loop, and make no zero-downtime, complete-safety or fully-autonomous guarantees.
What engagement models do you offer?
Three common paths: a fixed-scope pipeline review (structured assessment of ingest, sync, fusion and monitoring with written findings), a project engagement (discovery through pilot and integration), and a retainer for ongoing threshold tuning, telemetry review and integration support after deployment. We scope each model in a discovery call — there is no self-serve SaaS signup.
What are typical budgets in CAD?
Pipeline reviews often run C$8,000–C$18,000. Discovery and architecture work ranges C$18,000–C$45,000. Single-site perception integration pilots commonly fall between C$35,000 and C$120,000 depending on sensor count, fleet size and safety complexity. Retainers are quoted monthly based on scope. These are indicative ranges, not quotes or guarantees of outcomes.
How long does a typical project take?
A pipeline review may take two to four weeks. Discovery and architecture add four to eight weeks. Integration pilots vary widely — eight to twenty-four weeks is common for a single-site AMR or cobot cell with proper human-verified testing gates. Timelines depend on your hardware readiness, site access and safety review cycles.
Which platforms and frameworks do you work with?
We integrate with ROS and ROS 2, common industrial camera and LiDAR SDKs, edge inference runtimes, and simulation tools used for sim-to-real validation of live data paths. Platform choice follows your existing stack and operational constraints — we do not mandate a single vendor. Digital twin and fleet orchestration tooling are selected per project requirements.
How do you handle client data, site data and IP?
Telemetry, site imagery and operational data are handled under written agreements. Client data remains client property unless otherwise agreed. We use confidentiality provisions standard for engineering consultancies and process personal information in accordance with PIPEDA. See our Privacy Policy for details.
How do you approach human oversight and responsible robotics?
Human-in-the-loop monitoring, teleoperation override paths and human-verified thresholds are designed into pipelines before unsupervised operation is considered. We are honest about the sim-to-real gap: models trained in simulation or on clean datasets may mis-perceive on a noisy floor. Operators stay accountable for safety decisions on site.
Do you provide functional safety certification or legal compliance advice?
We support engineering work aligned with risk assessment and awareness of standards such as ISO 10218 and CSA, but we do not provide legal advice, regulatory certification or safety sign-off. Your organization retains responsibility for compliance and on-site safety engineering.
What do you explicitly not do?
We do not guarantee full autonomy, zero downtime or complete safety. We do not work on weapons, defence or covert surveillance. We do not sell robots off a shelf, operate get-rich automation schemes, or provide general LLM consultancy without a robotics focus. We are not a video-streaming or lifestyle brand.
Who owns designs, models and deliverables?
Ownership and licence terms are defined in project agreements. Typically, client-specific integration work and custom pipeline configurations are licensed or assigned per contract. Pre-existing RoboStream tools and methodologies remain ours. We are happy to discuss IP structure during discovery.
