Slamcore Alert gives existing forklifts AI-powered safety to prevent workplace deaths

Slamcore has launched Slamcore Alert, an AI-powered pedestrian detection system that retrofits existing industrial machines like forklifts with real-time safety monitoring capabilities. The system addresses a critical workplace safety challenge, as approximately two people are killed by forklifts in the U.S. every week, while also helping warehouses maximize the efficiency of equipment that’s productive less than 50% of the time.

What you should know: Slamcore Alert transforms existing industrial vehicles into safety-aware assets without requiring expensive autonomous robot replacements.

• The system uses an intelligent, AI-enabled camera that can be quickly added to existing vehicles like forklifts and manual material handling equipment.
• It continuously monitors surroundings for pedestrians and immediately alerts operators to potential safety concerns with no wearables required.
• The technology builds upon Slamcore Aware, the company’s existing visual-spatial offering that functions as a Real-Time Location System (RTLS).

The big picture: While the warehouse industry focuses on expensive full-scale autonomous robots, Slamcore is targeting the immediate market need for practical safety technologies that work with current equipment.

• Data shows most forklifts are doing productive work less than 50% of the time, creating both efficiency and safety challenges in increasingly crowded warehouses.
• The rush to meet local manufacturing and same-day delivery demands has led to more congested and inefficient warehouse operations.

How it works: The system applies advanced AI to accident prediction by giving human-controlled machines “robot eyes” for precise spatial perception.

• The foundational tracking data enables comprehensive traffic flow optimization in facilities where people, manual vehicles, and mobile robots operate alongside each other.
• This approach allows operations to increase efficiency without compromising worker safety.

What they’re saying: “Robot-only operations simply isn’t feasible for most existing facilities, especially since the forklift market continues to grow rapidly,” said Owen Nicholson, CEO of Slamcore.

• “We are moving beyond that mindset. Our technology empowers human controlled, existing machines with ‘robot eyes’ to give them the precise spatial perception they need to operate effectively and safely.”