Visual intelligence for the physical world
Science is done by hand. We give it eyes.
Reach builds the independent intelligence layer for the physical world — starting in the laboratory, where the stakes are highest and trust is hardest to earn.
DEPLOYED IN REGULATED LABS · UK & US
The observability gap
Science has gone digital. The work at the bench hasn't.
Laboratories have digitized their data, but the physical work behind it remains largely invisible. Critical steps happen by hand, outside the systems designed to track them. When something goes wrong, the evidence is often incomplete and opportunities to prevent errors, improve workflows, and accelerate science are lost.
Unrecorded
Critical laboratory actions happen outside digital systems. What was done, how it was done, and when it happened often depend on manual documentation.
Unverifiable
Protocol adherence, sample handling, and process deviations can be difficult to verify after the fact. Without an independent record, investigations rely on incomplete evidence.
Unlearnable
Every laboratory workflow generates valuable operational knowledge. Without structured data from the bench, opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and enable intelligent automation remain untapped.
The platform
Lumi sees the work and understands it.
One platform that turns physical activity into structured, verifiable, queryable data.
01 — SEE
Capture the work
Lumi observes laboratory workflows as they happen.
02 — UNDERSTAND
Recognize every step
Computer vision identifies actions, instruments, and samples in context.
03 — PROVE
Create the evidence
Turn laboratory activity into a traceable, reviewable record of what happened.
Why science first
We chose science because it demands the most.
In laboratories, precision is essential, every step matters, and the cost of error can be extraordinary. By building intelligence that meets the demands of science, we're creating technology that can be trusted far beyond the laboratory.
Chain of identity
Embryos, human tissue, cell lines, forensic evidence, biobank samples — Lumi keeps an unbroken, independent record of every interaction with material that can never be replaced.
Independent by design
A neutral record, whoever's instruments or people did the work.
Privacy first
Protects people and their work — capture the lab controls, not surveillance.
Audit-ready
Records ready for review, not reconstruction.
Works with your stack
Sits alongside your LIMS, ELN and QMS — not a rip-and-replace.
The physical-AI layer is ready.
If you run labs, build automation, or back the teams giving AI a presence in the physical world — let's talk.
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