Parked · ready

Carbon Based / Embodied intelligence

The sequence

Face → chest → stillnessNon-contact observation

Passive participationLie still · no contact probes

A robot that
reads you.

A new way to check in with your body. A robotic sensor suite, designed to bring skin, movement, pulse and breathing into one repeatable, non-contact sequence.

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One suite / A connected view

Integrated light stripsControlled illumination for comparable views

RGB + stereo depthColour, texture and 3D surface · Gemini 305

60 GHz mmWave radarHeartbeat + breathing motion · MR60BHA2

Skin. Pulse.
Breathing.

Photograph visible skin, map body contours and capture signals related to pulse and breathing. Combine these observations in one session for comparison over time.

RGB-D camera / 60 GHz radar / controlled light

01Stereo depth

3D Surface Mapping

Look forNew bulges · visible asymmetry

Map the visible body surface and compare its contours. New or enlarging raised areas can be documented for examination, with their location preserved across scans.

02Aligned depth scans

Body Shape Changes

Look forLocal enlargement · changing contours

Compare the same region across 3D scans. A persistent increase in its external size can prompt a closer examination for swelling or another cause of shape change.

03Position + distance + light

Repeatable Scan Comparison

Look forPersistent change across sessions

Match the viewing angle, posture and lighting before comparing scans. Help separate a repeatable change worth reviewing from a difference caused by how the image was taken.

01 / Face · optical pulse + surface

2 kg rated payloadArm rating · sensor head carried at the wrist

Six degrees of freedomArticulated positioning around the face

Face & Skin
Analysis.

Use steady-light photographs and video to record the face and visible skin. Compare appearance across sessions and analyse skin-colour changes for pulse estimation.

Position above the face → settle → capture under steady light

01Close-up imaging + calibrated light

Eye & Pupil Analysis

Look forNew pupil asymmetry · weak light response

With sufficient eye detail and calibrated light, compare pupil size and constriction. A new size difference or reduced response can prompt an eye or neurological assessment.

02Colour photography + depth

Mole Photography & Topography

Look forGrowth · border or colour changes

Compare a mark’s size, borders and colour over time for dermatology review. Keep its 3D surface location; compare raised detail where the depth capture resolves it.

03RGB video analysis

Pulse Detection

Look forA resting pulse above or below your usual

Estimate pulse rate from subtle skin-colour changes in video. Persistent shifts at rest can prompt review of factors such as illness, medication or cardiovascular health.

02 / Respiration · chest movement

630 mm reachExtended reach from the table-mounted arm

Depth, frame by frame1280 × 800 at 30 fps · surface movement

Breathing &
Chest Movement.

Use successive depth frames to track the chest as it rises and falls. Analyse breathing rate, cycle timing and differences in movement between the left and right sides.

Move over the chest → hold position → observe several breaths

01Chest depth over time

Breathing Rate

Look forUnusually fast or slow resting breathing

Count chest-rise cycles per minute. A change in resting rate can accompany illness, pain or stress; persistent departures from your usual rate deserve review.

02Left / right depth comparison

Chest Movement Symmetry

Look forUneven expansion · reduced movement

Compare each side’s chest motion. Persistent asymmetry can suggest restricted movement—from pain, chest-wall or lung problems—and prompt a respiratory assessment.

03Breathing cycle analysis

Breathing Rhythm

Look forPauses in chest motion · irregular cycles

Track the timing of chest movements. Repeated pauses or uneven cycles can flag a disrupted breathing pattern to discuss with a clinician.

03 / Heart + respiration · radar hold

Move. Settle. Hold.Keep the sensor still for radar acquisition

Two rhythms, one sensorHeart-rate + respiratory-rate estimates

Heart &
Breathing Rates.

With the arm still, radar senses tiny movements associated with breathing and heartbeat. Its module outputs include respiratory-rate and heart-rate estimates.

Pull back → settle → hold for radar acquisition

0160 GHz radar · breathing motion

Breathing Measurement

Look forA sustained change in breathing rate

Read breathing-related micromotion while the arm stays still. Compare the radar’s rate estimates across sessions to highlight a persistent change that may need respiratory review.

0260 GHz radar · cardiac motion

Heart-Rate Estimation

Look forA persistently high or low resting rate

Estimate heart rate from heartbeat-related micromotion. Repeated changes from your usual resting rate give you a specific trend to discuss with your doctor.

03Multi-view colour + depth fusion

3D Body Map

Look forChanges in visible shape and skin appearance

Combine overlapping colour and depth views across guided body positions into a textured 3D map. Revisit the same area, compare its shape and appearance over time, and share the supporting captures with your doctor.

04 / Longitudinal observation

One integrated sensor headCamera, radar and light move together

Return to parkThe arm folds back beside the table

Compare Your Scans
Over Time.

The arm returns to park. Keep images, surface maps and signal estimates together, ready to compare with earlier sessions and review changes in your digital double.

Sequence complete · return to park

What it is

High-quality examination — made more efficient, and more accessible.

The Bay examination concept with a person beside the robotic arm

The instrument

An arm, made to examine.

The Bay brings the instruments to the observation. A robotic arm positions a sensor head around you, holds steady while it records, then moves to the next view. Built around repeatable routines, with room for different instruments as the system develops.

Arm myCobot Pro 630 · six axes
Reach 630 mm working radius
Payload 2 kg rated capacity
Connected to Soma and your digital double

Elephant Robotics · arm specifications ↗

The sensing layer

Sensor Stack V01.

3D imaging, radar and controlled light work together in one head. An integrated microphone is the next addition.

Surface / shape / movement

01 · Colour + geometry

3D imaging

Combine colour photographs with depth to map the visible body surface. Compare contours, skin appearance and movement across scans.

Micromotion / pulse / respiration

02 · Heart + breathing

60 GHz radar

Sense the tiny movements associated with heartbeat and breathing. Hold the arm still to capture heart-rate and breathing-rate estimates.

Wavelength / intensity / exposure

03 · Spectral illumination

Multi-wavelength exposure

Designed to expose the same area to different wavelengths in sequence, with controlled intensity and exposure time. Compare the reflected light in each band to capture complementary views of the skin.

Voice / breath / cough

04 · Next integration

Sound capture

A microphone inside the head would add voice, breath and cough recordings. Connect sound to the same session as the images and movement.

Embodied intelligence

A steady hand that never tires.

Guided

a planned examination routine.

Non-contact

cameras and radar at a distance.

Repeatable

return to the same observation.

Modular

one arm, different instruments.

What it does

Motion, guided by understanding.

01 · The routine

It runs itself.

The goal is a guided examination: the arm positions, holds for a reading and moves to the next observation. You follow the prompts; the robot follows the routine.

02 · At a distance

Observe without contact.

Cameras record visible surfaces and depth. Radar picks up the small movements associated with breathing and heartbeat while the arm holds still.

03 · Continuity

Return to the same place.

Stored viewpoints and body landmarks help line up the next observation with an earlier one, so you can compare the same area over time.

04 · The instruments

One mount. Every instrument.

A common mounting approach makes room for different sensor heads. Start with imaging and sensing, then expand the instruments around the examination.

05 · Positioning

A better view of you.

The arm changes its viewpoint; you change position when prompted. Front, sides and accessible back surfaces become a sequence of connected observations.

06 · Connected intelligence

Every reading has context.

Specialist models process the images and signals. Soma connects the findings to your previous observations, and your double keeps the history.

Where it sits

Soma gives it context.
The arm gives it reach.

The arm gathers an image, a depth map or a signal. Specialist models extract the observations; Soma reads them alongside your history and other results. Your digital double connects each finding to its source, its location and its date. One system, from examination to understanding.

The system

One arm. Every instrument.

The integrated head

Camera, radar and light. Together.

One enclosed suite moves with the wrist. The camera sees the surface, the radar follows tiny movements and the light strips shape the capture conditions. A routed cable follows the arm back to the table. Each observation keeps its viewpoint and timing, ready for Soma to connect it to the others.

Prototype 01 · integrated sensor head

A scan, in motion

The same exam, every time.

Each examination follows a recorded routine: find the body landmarks, return to the viewing position, hold for the capture and check its quality. Keep the images and signals with their capture conditions, so the next session has something meaningful to compare against.

THE BAY · examination flowcapture → context

01 / position

body landmarkslocate the area

viewpoint + distancehold for capture

02 / observe

images + signalsquality check

specialist modelsextract observations

03 / connect

Somacompare with history

your digital doublerecord + explore

the source stays connected to the finding

Bring it home

A clinic's hands, in the home.

Designed to bring routine observation closer to you, in the clinic and at home. A consistent examination, a connected history and observations you can take into a conversation with your doctor.

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Yours · web + app

It grows with every reading.

A scan from the robot. A result from the lab. A reading from your wearable. Each adds to your digital double, connected to when and where it was recorded. Soma brings the observations together, so you can follow changes over time, ask what they mean and choose what to share with your doctor.

Web + app

Your double, wherever you are.

Connect or upload

Robot scans, lab results, wearables and records you add yourself.

Always updating

Every new reading sharpens the double.

Yours, private

Encrypted, exportable — flags to discuss, never a diagnosis.

Explore your digital double →

Human reference: Human Reference Atlas, HuBMAP · CC BY 4.0 · posed and simplified. Arm image: Elephant Robotics.

A robot that reads you.

Skin. Pulse. Breathing.