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VoxelSensors becomes a founding member of the Virtual Worlds Association (VWA)
VoxelSensors is proud to be a founding member of the Virtual Worlds Association (VWA) - a new European alliance shaping the future of open, human‑centred virtual worlds.
The VWA brings together leading innovators, universities, and research institutions from across Europe to accelerate the development and adoption of immersive technologies. VoxelSensors will support the initiative with its ultra-low-latency sensing technology, enabling Physical AI for more responsive, sustainable, and accessible virtual environments.
As a founding member of the VWA, we will actively contribute to shaping Europe’s Virtual Worlds Partnership roadmap with the European Commission, ensuring that the next generation of immersive systems upholds shared values of openness, trust, and technological sovereignty. Together, we are building the foundation for Europe’s Virtual World strategy, turning groundbreaking research into real‑world impact for industry, education, society, and promoting innovation.
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VoxelSensors and Summer Robotics Partner to Revolutionize Robotics and Physically Intelligent AI during Belgian Economic Mission to the USA 2025
Brussels, Belgium & Silicon Valley, USA, October 6, 2025 – VoxelSensors and Summer Robotics have announced a strategic R&D and commercial partnership to create advanced perception technology for robotics. This transatlantic collaboration combines Europe's expertise in photonic engineering with Silicon Valley's leap in innovation in robotics and physical intelligent AI.
The partnership will integrate VoxelSensors' LYRA sensors, which use Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES™) technology, with Summer Robotics' Kortx™ AI Vision streaming system. This integration is set to create a fast, low-power, and low-latency machine vision perception system for robotics. To accelerate innovation and market entry, the companies will establish dedicated development teams in both Brussels and Silicon Valley.
“This partnership is a game-changer for sensing technology,” said Christian Mourad, VoxelSensors’ Chief Product Officer. “By combining our innovative SPAES sensing with Summer Robotics’ Kortx AI vision, we are delivering unmatched speed and precision. Together, we are leading intelligent sensing systems for Industry 5.0.”
“SPAES event sensors turbocharge our Kortx robot vision system. Robots will gain super-human dexterity, enabling them to take on new applications well beyond what human hands and eyes are capable of,” said Schuyler Cullen, CEO of Summer Robotics.
Key Technology Highlights
- VoxelSensors' SPAES™ Technology: This breakthrough 3D sensing technology is a critical component of the LYRA sensors. It is covered by 33 patent families and delivers 10x power savings and millisecond latency. It also maintains strong performance in varying lighting conditions, helping machines understand the physical world and human behavior to advance Physical AI.
- Summer Robotics' Kortx™ Platform: This streaming 3D vision system is designed for industrial and commercial robotics. It is the first to combine event-based sensors with continuous laser scanning to create laser-event sensing technology. The platform achieves a performance breakthrough with 10x faster response times, sub-5ms latency real-time motion perception, and continuously streaming 6D0F robot guidance, 100 micron 3D resolution, overcoming fundamental limitations of conventional frame-based machine vision solutions.
About the Companies
VoxelSensors: A Belgian deep-tech startup developing advanced sensing technologies that bridge human action and Physical AI. We deliver an end-to-end solution combining ultra-low power sensors with a powerful data platform, enabling Robotics and XR wearables to master real-world complexities. From Pixels to Data, we empower intelligent agents with the contextual insights they need to succeed.
Summer Robotics: A Silicon Valley pioneer developing the industry’s first continuous streaming 3d perception technology for robots. Their breakthrough real-time 3D vision systems achieve sub-5ms latency — 10x faster than current solutions — with 100-micron precision. The company combines event-based sensors with continuous laser scanning and Kortx™ software to revolutionize robotic perception in automotive, electronics, logistics, and other speed-critical industries.
VoxelSensors to Advance Next-Generation Depth Sensing Technology with 10x Power Savings for XR Applications
Brussels, Belgium, 28 August 2025 – VoxelSensors, a company developing novel intelligent sensing and data insights technology for Physical AI, today announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to jointly optimize VoxelSensors’ sensing technology with Snapdragon® XR Platforms.
Technology & Industry Challenges
VoxelSensors has developed Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES™) 3D sensing, a breakthrough technology that solves current critical depth sensing performance limitations for robotics and XR. The SPAES™ architecture addresses them by delivering 10x power savings and lower latency, maintaining robust performance across varied lighting conditions. This innovation is set to enable machines to understand both the physical world and human behavior from user’s point-of-view, advancing Physical AI.
Physical AI processes data from human perspectives to learn about the world around us, predict needs, create personalized agents, and adapt continuously through user-centered learning. This enables new and exciting applications previously unattainable. At the same time, Physical AI pushes the boundaries of operation to wider environments posing challenging conditions like variable lighting and power constraints.
VoxelSensors’ technology addresses both challenges by offering a technology that expands the operative limits of current day sensors, while collecting human point-of-view data to better train physical AI models. Overcoming these challenges will define the future of human-machine interaction.
Collaboration
VoxelSensors is working with Qualcomm Technologies to jointly optimize VoxelSensors’ SPAES™ 3D sensing technology with Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform, allowing a low-latency and flexible 3D active event data stream. The optimized solution will be available to select customers and partners by December 2025.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies,” said Johannes Peeters, CEO of VoxelSensors. “After five years of developing our technology, we see our vision being realized through optimizations with Snapdragon XR Platforms. With our sensors that are ideally suited for next-generation 3D sensing and eye-tracking systems, and our inference engine for capturing users’ egocentric data, we see great potential in enabling truly personal AI agent interactions only available on XR devices.”
“For the XR industry to expand, Qualcomm Technologies is committed to enabling smaller, faster, and more power-efficient devices,” said Ziad Asghar, SVP & GM of XR at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We see great potential for small, lightweight AR smart glasses that consumers can wear all day. VoxelSensors’ technology offers the potential to deliver higher performance rates with significantly lower power consumption, which is needed to achieve this vision.”
Market Impact and Future Outlook
As VoxelSensors continues to miniaturize their technology, the integration into commercial products is expected to significantly enhance the value proposition of next-generation XR offerings. Collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies, a leader in XR chipsets, emphasizes VoxelSensors’ commitment to fostering innovation to advance the entire XR ecosystem, bringing the industry closer to mainstream adoption of all-day wearable AR devices.
About VoxelSensors:
VoxelSensors is a Belgian deep-tech startup committed to developing advanced sensing technologies that enhance human-centered contextual interaction. With a focus on efficiency and scalability, we aim to empower AI with the necessary contextual data for smarter and more personal insights.
For Press Information contact:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://voxelsensors.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voxelsensors
Snapdragon branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Snapdragon is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Video by Cadence: VoxelSensors Enhances AI Agents Through Its Unique Perception Systems
Today’s perception systems are power hungry, slow, and do not work in real-life conditions. This is why AR glasses, smart assistants, and robots can’t deliver a seamless experience in the way we’d expect it. VoxelSensors has cracked the code with its unique sensing software platform that delivers robust performance in any environment by allowing machines and AI assistants to understand the world the way humans see it. The VoxelSensors design process is built upon the Virtuoso Studio platform, along with the Spectre Simulation Platform, Pegasus Verification System, and Quantus Extraction Solution. These Cadence tools have allowed VoxelSensors to build a scalable and efficient workflow that’s made for the future.
VoxelSensors Released DPI Eye Tracking White Paper
VoxelSensors released the DPI Eye Tracking white paper. Download at: https://voxelsensors.com/downloads/
Eye tracking is a well-established and rapidly growing industry. This white paper explores our view on this industry, its driving mechanisms, and the gold standard non-invasive eye-tracking method, Dual Purkinje Images (DPI).
VoxelSensors’ implementation of DPI overcomes the key limitations of the original system with a compact on-axis DPI system, which is critical for understanding non-verbal user interaction with the environment and creating an intuitive interface for XR experiences.
IG Drones (India) and VoxelSensors (Belgium) forge global partnership to advance civilian drone capabilities for industrial and emergency use
Brussels, Belgium, 18 June 2025 – IG Drones, a leading Indian drone technology company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Belgian deep tech pioneer VoxelSensors to integrate next-generation 3D perception systems into its UAV platforms. This partnership is set to transform how drones navigate and operate in GPS-denied and visually complex environments, such as dense forests, urban infrastructure zones, tunnels, and industrial interiors.
At the heart of this partnership lies the integration of VoxelSensors’ SPAES ™ (Single Photon Active Event Sensor) technology — renowned for its ultra-low latency and high-precision spatial sensing — with IG Drones fleet of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles. The result is a new generation of drones with advanced environmental awareness, enhanced obstacle avoidance, and higher-fidelity mapping capabilities for infrastructure inspection, emergency response, environmental monitoring, and smart city applications.
Mr Paneerselvam Madanagopal, CEO, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, welcomed the announcement, stating, “This partnership between IG Drones and VoxelSensors marks a significant step forward in the evolution of autonomous aerial technology. By combining India’s deep-rooted commitment to scalable drone solutions with VoxelSensors’ cutting-edge 3D spatial intelligence, we are witnessing the kind of global cooperation that advances innovation in a responsible, civilian-first manner. MeitY supports such collaborations that not only strengthen India’s digital and industrial capabilities but also foster meaningful international partnerships aligned with sustainable and high-impact technological progress.”
“This collaboration truly marks a new chapter for us,” said Mr Sambit Parida, Chief Technology Officer at IG Drones. “By embedding VoxelSensors’ breakthrough 3D sensing technologies into our systems, we’re enabling smarter, safer, and more autonomous drone operations. These capabilities are vital for civilian missions where situational complexity and safety demand real-time perception and adaptive decision-making. We remain committed to our vision of delivering cutting-edge, indigenous drone technologies aligned with India’s broader digital and infrastructure goals.”
The partnership comes at a time when IG Drones is expanding rapidly, with over 200 drones deployed in FY25, a 330% jump in revenue, and the rollout of 50 Drone Centres of Excellence in collaboration with AICTE across India. As the demand for intelligent drone systems increases across sectors — from disaster management to industrial inspection — IG Drones is positioning itself to meet the challenge through global technology collaborations that fuse precision with performance.
Mr Andre Miodezky, President of VoxelSensors, also commented on the partnership: “We’re excited to join forces with IG Drones to bring our sensing innovation into practical, high-impact use cases. Our SPAES technology provides real-time depth perception and motion awareness that empowers UAVs to function reliably, even in visually complex and dynamic environments. This partnership bridges European innovation with India’s drone ecosystem, and together we’re helping shape the future of aerial intelligence.”
Both companies share a commitment to sustainability, safety, and scalability in autonomous systems. By combining VoxelSensors advanced 3D sensor suite with IG Drones' versatile drone platforms, the collaboration aims to redefine operational efficiency in industries such as energy, infrastructure, urban planning, environmental conservation, and public safety.
This strategic alliance underscores IG Drones ongoing journey to become a global leader in unmanned aerial solutions — while reaffirming that innovation, when grounded in collaboration, can push the boundaries of what's possible across borders and industries.
About IG Drones:
IG Drones is a deep-tech company building intelligent aerial systems powered by AI, autonomy, and real-time data. Our mission is to deliver scalable drone technologies that bridge physical environments with digital intelligence — enabling faster decisions, greater efficiency, and smarter insights across critical sectors. Through innovation in machine learning, sensor fusion, and edge computing, we make next-gen aerial intelligence more accessible, adaptive, and human-centric.
For Press Information contact:
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: https://www.igdrones.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igdrones
About VoxelSensors:
VoxelSensors is a Belgian deep-tech startup committed to developing advanced sensing technologies that enhance human-centered contextual interaction. With a focus on efficiency and scalability, we aim to empower AI with the necessary contextual data for smarter and more personal insights.
For Press Information contact:
Karina Kovalenko – Marketing and Communications Manager
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://voxelsensors.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voxelsensors
VoxelSensors Received inVISION Top Innovation 2025 Award
We are honored to be a Top Innovator, enabling new approaches and solving industry problems with real-time capture of contextual data, paving the way for egocentric data. Our Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES) offers energy-efficient, low-latency, and scalable detection as well as asynchronous binary detection of events.
Watch our CTO Ward van der Tempel’s talk at inVision Days, titled "Single Photon Active Event Sensor: VoxelSensors’ Breakthrough in 3D Perception Technology": https://youtu.be/2QIbp76Ubsw?si=Rei34y8NiBeL5GIu
More about the award: https://invision-news.com/top-innovations/
VoxelSensors Selected for EIC Accelerator Challenge and Secures EU Grant
We are thrilled to announce our success in winning the EIC Accelerator Challenge of October 2024. We are happy to be among 71 selected companies surpassing the 6% success rate threshold. This achievement marks another significant milestone in our journey as a Brussels-based deep tech company.
We extend our gratitude to EIC, hub.brussels for their valuable guidance, Innoviris for their continued support, and PNO Innovation (Spain) for their expert assistance.
More information at: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/news/eic-accelerator-71-companies-selected-most-competitive-funding-round-so-far-2025-02-17_en
More about EIC Accelerator: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-accelerator_en
Technology Milestone: First Prototype of a Narrow Beam DPI Eye Tracker
Exciting news! 🚀
We now have a demonstration of our first operational prototype of a narrow beam Dual Purkinje Image (DPI) eye tracker. We believe the system can revolutionize user data acquisition, enabling the next generation of contextual AI in wearables.
The eye tracker uses our unique SPAES sensor and a novel optical approach that enables unprecedented accuracy of below 2 arcminutes and low power consumption at sampling rates exceeding 1 kHz.
This is a major step towards understanding user attention and context on wearable XR devices, which can revolutionize system assessment of saliency, cognitive load, perception, and cognition, paving the way for agentic user experiences.
