Cortex R&D
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Your data, our expertise

AI and IoT that work on the floor, not just in the demo.

Cortex R&D connects machines, sensors and cameras to vision and language models, then puts the answers in front of the people who make decisions. Built around your needs and the systems you already run.

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Operations streamLive
    $M / yrsavings at an industrial manufacturer
    Edge → Cloudfrom the sensor to the dashboard
    2015founded in Blainville, Quebec
    FR · ENclients in Canada and abroad
    What we build

    Four capabilities. One system that ties them together.

    Each one stands on its own. Together they take data from the machine to the decision without a human copying numbers in between.

    Data & automation

    Cloud databases, dashboards, integrations and workflows that connect it all, including to the ERP and tools you already pay for.

    • AWS · Azure
    • Dashboards
    • Integrations

    LLMs & assistants

    Assistants grounded in your own procedures, specs and records, not the open internet. Ask a question about your operation; get an answer with its source.

    • LLMs
    • RAG
    • Agents

    Industrial IoT

    Data captured at the source, reliably, even when the network drops. PLCs, sensors, RFID, barcodes and GPS, on rugged terminals built for the floor.

    • PLC
    • MQTT
    • RFID · GPS

    Vision AI

    Cameras that understand what they see. Vision and vision-language models count, detect events and spot defects, and describe them in plain words.

    • VLMs
    • Computer vision
    • Edge inference
    How it fits together

    From the sensor to the decision.

    01
    On the floor

    Capture

    Machines, PLCs, cameras, scanners and tags feed data automatically. No more clipboards.

    02
    At the edge

    Understand

    AI runs next to the source on rugged edge units: fast, private, and still working when the link is down.

    03
    In your cloud

    Connect

    Secure pipelines bring events and results into your cloud tenant, your databases and your existing systems.

    04
    With your people

    Act

    Dashboards, alerts and assistants that answer in plain language, so people act on facts, not guesses.

    Selected work

    Running in production, not in a slide deck.

    All case studies
    Manufacturing · Ontario

    From paper forms to full production traceability.

    Morbern replaced paper with a system that follows every lot from raw-material arrival to final inspection, in real time, on the floor. Long-tenured operators were brought along with patience and training.

    Millionsin annual gains from raw-material savings and productivity, as reported by the client
    In-house · Voice AI

    A sales coach that talks back.

    Reps practice calls by voice against an AI prospect, in English or Quebec French, and get a score and feedback at the end of each call.

    LLMsSpeechScoring
    Product · IoT Manager

    Your device fleet, from one screen.

    Monitor and manage terminals and kiosks in the field from a single web dashboard, wherever they are installed.

    IoTFleet managementAWS
    Our approach

    Your needs first. The technology second.

    We don't push a platform. We look at how work is really done, find where time and money are lost, and fix that first.

    01

    Assess

    A short review of your workflows that shows where to begin and what it will bring.

    Industrial Workflow Assessment · fixed price
    02

    Prove

    One high-value process, built, deployed and measured. Results you can show your board.

    03

    Scale

    Extend what works to the next process, reusing the systems you already own rather than replacing them.

    Private by design

    Models can run on your premises or in your own cloud tenant. Your data stays yours.

    Built for the floor

    Rugged hardware, offline tolerance, and screens operators actually want to use.

    Measured, not promised

    Every phase ends with numbers: time saved, errors avoided, material recovered.

    Industries

    Where machines, people and data meet.

    ManufacturingTraceability, quality, line monitoring
    Warehousing & logisticsTracking, inventory, yard visibility
    MiningEquipment and site data in harsh conditions
    Municipal & transportTraffic analytics, smart infrastructure
    CommunicationsField assets and device fleets
    Platforms we build on
    AWSMicrosoft AzureNVIDIA JetsonPostgreSQLGrafanaMQTTPythonNode.js
    Local, bilingual, hands-on

    Based in Blainville, Quebec, since 2015. We work in French and English, and on site when the job needs it. The people who design your system are the people who build it.

    Blainville, QCFrançaisEnglishOn site

    Start with one process.

    Tell us where time is lost. We'll show you what AI and connected data can do about it, in French or English.

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