BEYOND VISION - SISTEMAS MOVEIS AUTONOMOS DE REALIDADE AUMENTADA LDA

Their core work

Beyond Vision is a Portuguese SME specializing in autonomous mobile systems and augmented reality, with a strong focus on cyber-physical systems, AI-driven automation, and precision agriculture robotics. They develop and integrate autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles and farming robots for smart agriculture, as well as distributed AI systems for cross-domain industrial applications. Their work spans from reliable automated systems with embedded cybersecurity to cloud-based aggregate farming platforms that combine livestock management and crop monitoring.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Beyond Vision's earliest H2020 involvement (2018) centered on cybersecurity for automated systems and cloud-based precision farming with autonomous vehicles — combining hardware-oriented robotics with agricultural applications. By 2021, their focus shifted toward distributed AI systems, trustable AI, and cross-domain interoperability, suggesting a move up the stack from physical autonomous systems toward the intelligence layer that governs them. The trajectory shows a company evolving from building autonomous machines to making those machines smarter, more trustworthy, and interoperable across sectors.

Beyond Vision is moving from domain-specific autonomous systems toward cross-domain distributed AI platforms, positioning them for roles in any sector requiring trustworthy, interoperable intelligent automation.

How they like to work

Beyond Vision consistently participates as a partner rather than a coordinator, contributing specialized technical expertise within large consortia (averaging ~53 partners per project across 160 unique collaborators). Their wide partner network across 22 countries indicates they are a trusted specialist contributor that integrates well into diverse European teams. This makes them a low-risk, experienced consortium partner for calls requiring autonomous systems or applied AI expertise.

With 160 unique consortium partners spread across 22 countries, Beyond Vision has built a remarkably broad European network relative to their size — averaging over 50 different partners per project. This reach suggests they are well-connected in the ICT and autonomous systems research community despite being a small company.

What sets them apart

Beyond Vision occupies a distinctive niche at the intersection of autonomous mobile robotics and distributed AI — a combination few SMEs can offer. Their company name and project portfolio reveal deep roots in augmented reality and autonomous systems hardware, now extended with AI and cybersecurity capabilities. For consortium builders, they bring the rare ability to contribute both physical autonomous platforms (robots, vehicles) and the intelligent software layer that connects them, particularly valuable in agri-tech and Industry 4.0 calls.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AFarCloud
  Their largest funded project (EUR 203K), combining autonomous farming robots, livestock management, and cloud-based crop monitoring — showcasing their full-stack autonomous systems capability.
• DAIS
  Their most recent project (2021-2024) signals strategic pivot toward distributed AI, trustable AI systems, and cross-domain interoperability — indicating where the company is heading.
• SECREDAS
  Addresses the critical gap of cybersecurity in automated systems, complementing their autonomous systems work with security and dependability expertise.