One technology company is leveling up surveillance and daily operations with a concept called spatial intelligence. Once known as Huvr, this company has reemerged as AIREZ™. The rebrand represents much more than a fresh name. It signals the company’s commitment to a unified Smart sensor technology platform capable of real-time understanding and response.
From Huvr’s virtual travel to AIREZ’s Smart sensor technology platform
Huvr launched in 2019 as a real-time video streaming platform. Inspired by the movie “Avatar,” Herman DeBoard and his team developed a revolutionary app that allowed users to teleport to locations around the world by connecting with human walkers who streamed live audio and video from their surroundings.
This interactive platform quickly expanded to over 50 countries, serving industries as varied as higher education, healthcare, entertainment, government, and real estate. The platform even made it possible to host massive virtual gatherings, with thousands tuning in to share events and experiences.
However, Huvr’s evolution was only beginning, as the company soon acquired groundbreaking fiber optic sensing technology called OpticSense. This breakthrough enabled a virtually undetectable perimeter that could detect any kind of disturbance on the premises. It brought a new level of situational awareness to spaces like crowded stadiums and remote power stations.
The next leap came with the integration of Grip Places. This AI and machine learning technology transformed standard security cameras into smart, data-driven devices.
By combining Grip Places’ analytics with OpticSense fiber optic detection, Huvr’s security solution gained the ability to automatically identify anomalies and threats, generate comprehensive textual analysis within seconds, and accurately describe details such as a suspect’s appearance, clothing, and direction of movement. This capability sparked interest at large-scale events like the Super Bowl and the Olympics, where security teams must simultaneously monitor hundreds of cameras. The system essentially augmented human vigilance with powerful machine intelligence.
Today, the company is officially rebranding itself as AIREZ™ (Artificial Intelligence for Real-world Environmental Zones). The new identity streamlines the company’s suite of offerings into a cohesive platform that clients can confidently integrate across various industries.
Why the new identity? According to DeBoard, the change is “a commitment to stepping fully into the future of Physical AI. The places where we work or go to school are no longer passive spaces. They can be entities that understand and react in real time.”
How AIREZ’s smart sensor technology platform works
AIREZ is a modular system that combines multiple sensing technologies under one system for AI-driven processing. The system brings its own tech to a facility, but it also incorporates existing security and sensor infrastructure. By combining data from video, audio, and a wide range of environmental sensors, AIREZ transforms a lifeless building into a structure that sees, hears, and responds to events in real time.
Each facility has different needs, and AIREZ learns to apply incoming data streams to meet them all. The platform can harness biometric sensors to track personnel and control access, monitor thermal cameras for early fire and equipment failure detection, and utilize fiber optic sensors to detect vibrations invisible to traditional systems. By collecting and interpreting these diverse data streams simultaneously, AIREZ builds a detailed and dynamic spatial picture of its physical surroundings.
Unlike systems that observe different types of data in isolation, AIREZ connects the dots across all inputs. It listens for suspicious audio triggers, analyzes environmental changes like temperature shifts or air quality fluctuations, monitors Wi-Fi and RFID signals for device activity, and tracks structural alarms on doors and windows. The result is a responsive environment that can automatically deliver detailed, actionable alerts to security or operational teams within seconds. Best of all, in addition to detecting risks, AIREZ also learns to anticipate them.
Beyond security, AIREZ’s intelligence platform unlocks operational benefits across sectors. In industrial facilities, it monitors hazardous environments for elevated temperatures or poor air quality to safeguard workers. Hospitals use it to optimize patient safety and workflow, and educational institutions count on it to maintain safe and healthy campuses.
Furthermore, energy companies rely on AIREZ to preemptively identify infrastructure stress before failures occur. Even restaurants benefit from predicting kitchen equipment breakdowns before costly downtime occurs.
AIREZ effectively acts as a highly skilled employee who tirelessly collects, analyzes, and communicates essential information to improve safety, efficiency, and the overall experience.
AI-powered physical intelligence in real-world infrastructure
Supported by $8 million in funding, AIREZ is rapidly expanding the reach of its technology into new industries that are hungry for smarter, AI-powered physical intelligence. The vision is clear: equip a wide range of organizations with predictive awareness and data-driven control systems that integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructure.
AIREZ’s cutting-edge spatial intelligence system is already empowering a diverse array of sectors to operate more safely and efficiently. Utility companies rely on environmental monitoring to enhance the resilience of their critical infrastructure. Educational institutions turn to AIREZ to create safer, healthier campuses. In healthcare settings, the platform enhances patient safety while optimizing operational workflows.
Additionally, government agencies rely on AIREZ to strengthen security measures and protect public assets. Meanwhile, banks, architectural firms, gaming and leisure destinations, sports and entertainment venues, and airports utilize the system to improve operational performance and safeguard stakeholders.
In the words of Herman DeBoard, “AIREZ isn’t just watching your environment. It’s bringing it to life. It’s the central nervous system that interprets the world around you, learns continuously, and empowers you to act with confidence. This leap from static surveillance to living spatial intelligence empowers you to transform how you secure and manage your facility.”