NSC 2025: Matrix exhibits OmniPro Vision AI collision avoidance system

Safety technology provider Matrix Design Group recently showcased its OmniPro Vision AI forklift collision avoidance system at the 2025 Safety Congress & Exposition.

The show was hosted by The National Safety Council (NSC) Sept. 15-17 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

Matrix said it delivers purpose-built products and automation technologies to industries around the world to help make operations smarter, safer, and more efficient.

The company engineers intelligent systems including collision avoidance and proximity detection systems, high-speed network solutions, atmospheric monitoring devices and industrial-grade lighting.

Above all, Matrix said it is committed to protecting lives - helping every worker make it home safely at the end of the day. Matrix’s mission is to develop, supply, and support technology that enhances productivity and improves safety in warehouse and mining operations.

Blind-spot monitoring for logistics, construction, airports

OmniPro Vision AI is a pedestrian collision avoidance system for forklifts that can reduce warehouse incidents and help operators make smarter safety decisions. Its camera and display systems provide real-time visibility for industrial operators that helps forklift operators monitor blind spots, improve awareness, and prevent accidents.

• Each camera can generate up to five fully customizable alert zones
• Proximity sensor alerts on pedestrians, equipment, and key objects with no tags required
• Minimal nuisance alerts
• Cloud reporting with time-stamped photos
• Identifies people in multiple positions and wearing PPE

Each AI camera can identify people in multiple positions and wearing PPE, generating proximity alerts on pedestrians, equipment, and key objects in up to five alert zones. Source: Matrix Design Group

OmniPro Vision AI is intended for a variety of industries, including material handling, logistics, mining, quarrying, construction, recycling, tunnels, airports, and public works.

Matrix said the most common problems that have generated inquiries about OmniPro include:

• Danger points, such as blind spots and sharp-turn corners
• Narrow aisles
• Fast-paced warehouses
• High traffic zones
• Heavy facility workflow
• Crowded work spaces
• Busy shift changes
• Complacent operators
• Large containers with blind spots
• New and inexperienced workers
• Fatigued workers, especially end-of-shift and/or 3rd-shift workers
• Experienced a pedestrian-involved incident
• Experienced a serious injury or fatality (SIF)

OmniPro Vision AI won the NIOSH Mine Safety & Health Technology Innovation Award in 2020.

System integrates cameras, I/O, reporting UI

Matrix said OmniPro is easy to install, operate and maintain. The system includes cameras, a centralized network hub, and a desktop reporting system.

Vision AI Camera

OmniPro’s cameras are compact and highly durable for harsh, high-vibration warehouse and material handling environments. Each camera can monitor up to five fully-customized zones.

• Compact and water/weather resistant, IP67-rated
• Alert zones that can apply to different objects and perform various actions
• Time of flight (ToF) sensor reports if a camera is blocked or obstructed
• Ambient light sensor detects if the vehicle is in low-light conditions or if it transitions from light to darkness
• Infrared (IR) cut filter for low-light support
• Gorilla Glass lens cover

OmniPro Hub

The Hub is a centralized networking device that serves as a point of connectivity for multiple devices. Each OmniPro Hub can operate up to four cameras.

• Designed to minimize false positives and nuisance alerts
• Can identify pedestrians in any posture, including standing sideways, crouching, kneeling, and partial view, as well as people wearing PPE
• Cameras auto-switch to monitor the direction of travel
• Simple plug-and-play set-up and troubleshooting
• Built-in web UI reduces the need for software on local laptops or PCs and provides a single configuration point of all connected devices
• Easily integrates with most OEMs
• Low maintenance with wireless future upgrades
• System architecture accommodates future sensors and devices
• Operates up to four cameras
• Visual and audible alerts
• Mobile or fixed cameras: intersection control, safety doors, pedestrian access
• IP67-rated
• Multiple I/O connections - five digital inputs and five relay outputs
• Operating voltage of 12-48 volts DC

Reporting System

OmniPro Vision AI’s desktop reporting provides authorized users with 24/7 access to software tools and a dashboard with real-time metrics and analytics.

• Records and stores zone-breach incidents with photo and time-stamp
• Pre-event and post-event image capture capabilities
• Provides real-time, full-data capture with analysis including average daily breaches per machine, trending breaches over time, and event graphs
• Facial blurring (optional)
• Data can be accessed on the system locally for up to 30 days. Additionally, data accessed over Wi-Fi or remote through the cellular cloud 24/7/365 can be reviewed for an extended period of time.

The Hub is a centralized networking device that serves as a point of connectivity for multiple devices. Each OmniPro Hub can operate up to four cameras along with add-on equipment. Source: Matrix Design Group

Optional add-ons

Machine Integration

• Slows machine or deactivates accelerator pedal
• Can create speed zones throughout a facility, including busy intersections, doorways, and areas with a high likelihood of incidents

In-cab monitor

• Supports up to four camera feeds simultaneously
• Video feed automatically switches to whichever device has a zone breach
• Back-up camera support

Mast height detector

• Automatically deactivates the throttle when mast is raised past a pre-set height