Pet Awareness for Living Safely

P.A.L.S. knows the difference.

A small, ceiling-mounted LiDAR sensor with on-device AI that can tell a person from a pet. So when a fall happens, help is called. And when the dog hops off the couch, life simply goes on.

Patent Pending USPTO TM No. 99664426 Live on Alexa iOS & Android
P.A.L.S. Pet Awareness for Living Safely
Protecting the bond, not removing it
The problem we set out to solve
1 in 3
older adults falls every year
70%+
of them live with a beloved pet
0
tolerance for a system that guesses wrong

When a medical alert system sees movement on the floor, it often cannot tell whether that was the person or the dog. Most systems guess wrong, and too many families are told the safest thing is to give up the pet.

We disagreed. Because the pet is so often the very reason an older adult is still living independently in the first place. So we built a better answer.

What P.A.L.S. is

P.A.L.S. maps a room continuously and quietly. Its on-device AI recognizes the difference between a person and a pet. When an older adult falls, P.A.L.S. recognizes the pattern and alerts a caregiver. When the dog jumps off the couch, it does not. Nothing that could identify anyone ever leaves the home.

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No cameraSensing through LiDAR point cloud, never video.
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No cloudEverything is processed on the device, at home.
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No identifiable dataPrivacy is built into the architecture, not bolted on.

How P.A.L.S. works

Meet Frida, a cat, and the first real-world tester of P.A.L.S. It is Tuesday morning. She darts across the kitchen. An hour later, her owner loses her balance reaching for the top shelf. P.A.L.S. knows the difference.
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Sees everything

A ceiling-mounted LiDAR sensor maps the room continuously, tracking every moving presence, day and night.

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Knows the difference

On-device AI distinguishes a pet from a person, so Frida darting across the kitchen never triggers a false alarm.

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Reads the moment

When her owner falls, the system detects a motionless presence on the floor, a pattern no pet creates.

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Reaches the right person

A caregiver's phone lights up and Alexa speaks. Help arrives, and the bond between Frida and her owner stays protected.

See it in real time

The caregiver app turns the home into a simple, calm picture: clear, watch, and risk zones at a glance, with the pet located in real time. No images. Just peace of mind.

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Live Heatmap
SafeWatchRisk
BedroomClear
HallwayWatch
BathroomClear
StairsRisk
Living Room
Frida here
OfficeClear
KitchenWatch
DiningClear
LaundryClear
Living RoomFrida location
LowCurrent risk
StrongSignal

Built privacy-first, by design

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LiDAR sensor

A 360 degree point cloud maps presence and motion. No camera, and no identity data.

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On-device AI

Edge processing happens in the home, with zero cloud dependency.

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Caregiver app

Real-time alerts and a live heatmap, on iOS and Android.

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Privacy-first

No images. No cloud. No identifiable data ever leaves the home.

Patent Pending
USPTO Trademark No. 99664426
Alexa skill "Pet Aware" is live
iOS & Android
11 pilot families: TX, FL, OR
Heading to Ai4 2026
The Gerontechnology Group
The Gerontechnology GroupHouston, Texas

P.A.L.S. is built by The Gerontechnology Group, founded and led by Dr. Melissa Mansfield, PhD, NAPG-C, a gerontologist with more than fifteen years in aging services and a doctorate in Gerontology and Leadership. Every decision starts from one question: does this honor the person it is meant to serve?

Keep the companion. Keep the independence.

Whether you are caring for a loved one or building the future of age-tech, we would love to show you how P.A.L.S. protects both safety and the bond that makes home worth staying in.