AI That Listens, Sees, and Understands — On the Edge

Highly Accurate & Power Efficient

Sensory’s advanced neural network models deliver state-of-the-art accuracy in 35+ languages while keeping power draw so low that always-on listening is practical on everything from MCUs to premium SoCs.​

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What High Accuracy & Efficiency Deliver

Deep neural network models are tuned for real-world speech, delivering class-leading accuracy across 35+ languages and regional variants.​

Optimized architectures and low-power modes enable always-listening wake words, commands, and sound and voice detection while drawing as little under a milliamp to extend battery life for appliances, wearables and mobile devices.​

Sensory's wake word and Speech-to-text technologies are trusted in cars, appliances, and consumer electronics, maintaining high recognition rates even in 0 dB SNR conditions. In noisy babble conditions, Sensory's 1MB wake word model recorded a 0% false reject rate versus Amazon's 10% — a result that directly translates to fewer frustrated users in real living rooms, cars, and retail environments.

Independent and internal testing show up to 40% higher detection accuracy and notably fewer false accepts than competing solutions, setting a new bar for voice AI performance running directly on device. In Vocalize.ai's independent wake word benchmark, Sensory's 1MB model achieved a 0% false reject rate in silence conditions versus Amazon's 3% and Snowboy's 5%. In a separate STT benchmark, Sensory's edge model hit 4.7% WER — beating Amazon's cloud engine at 5.2% and outperforming Picovoice by 53%.

Efficient model design and compact footprints allow deployment on low-power microcontrollers, DSPs, and NPUs, as well as high-end application processors without sacrificing accuracy.​

How Sensory Maximizes Accuracy with Minimal Power

A layered, hardware-aware architecture that listens continuously, responds instantly, and conserves energy at every step.

Step 1: Always-On Front-End Listening
Low-power front-end components and signal processing continuously monitor audio for speech or wake word activity using highly efficient detection algorithms.​

Step 2: Lightweight Wake Word & Event Detection
Sensory Wakeword and event models run in an ultra-low-power mode, filtering out background noise while only escalating likely triggers.​

Step 3: High-Resolution Neural Network Analysis
When a trigger is detected, higher-resolution neural network models analyze the audio in detail, leveraging advanced features to improve recognition accuracy in challenging conditions.​

Step 4: Optimized Embedded Inference
Models are quantized and architected for embedded CPUs, DSPs, and NPUs, minimizing memory requirements, compute cycles, and power consumption without compromising performance.​

Step 5: Fast, Local Response
Recognized commands, intents, or events are passed directly to the host application, enabling immediate, on-device actions without cloud round trips or added energy cost.​

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This architecture keeps power consumption extremely low while still delivering fast, accurate responses, so products can stay always-on without sacrificing battery life or user experience.​

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Why High Accuracy & Low Power Matter

Fewer errors, longer battery life, and more design flexibility for your next-generation devices.

  • Fewer Errors, Better UX – Higher recognition accuracy and fewer false accepts reduce user frustration and support calls while increasing feature adoption.​
  • Longer Battery Life – Ultra-low-power detection and inference allow always-on voice interfaces in battery-constrained devices without frequent charging.​
  • More Platforms, One Stack – The same core technology runs efficiently on microcontrollers, DSPs, and high-end processors, simplifying engineering and scaling across SKUs.​
  • Optimized for Embedded AI – Compact models, quantization, and hardware-aware tuning deliver the best possible accuracy-to-resource ratio on the edge.​

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Andrew Doyle
VP for Frontline Workers
Jabra

“Sensory’s technology has exceeded our high standards for accuracy, speed, and efficiency. By enabling hands-free control of key functions through voice commands, we’re boosting productivity and streamlining workflows for retail staff. This allows our frontline workers to focus on what matters most – delivering exceptional customer service.”

Ephrem Chemaly
General Manager & VP of the Automotive Business Unit
MediaTek

“By combining MediaTek’s expertise in generative AI technology with Sensory’s strengths in on-device voice AI, the collective efforts of our companies enable significant strides in providing next-level entertainment and security in vehicles powered by MediaTek Dimensity Auto.”

Michael Anderson
CEO
Nextbase

“Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree technology is a key component in making the Piqo not just compact and powerful, but also incredibly user-friendly. This partnership enhances our ability to provide unmatched value and safety to our customers.”

Sascha Prueter
Chief Product Officer
Telly

“The smartest TV ever deserves the smartest approach to privacy. With Telly’s use of Sensory’s on-device speech-to-text and voice technologies, we are able to bring extremely fast, low-latency voice commands to the living room.”

Cynthia Lee
Lead Product Manager
Zoom

“Zoom is passionate about making collaboration easier, but we always put our customer’s privacy and security front and center. Sensory’s technology checked all the boxes for us: accurate, fast and private…”

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Sensory’s accuracy and power profile.

Sensory’s embedded speech technologies support more than 35 languages and many dialects, with models tuned for local accents and real-world usage.​

Yes. Low-power detectors and highly efficient wake word models allow always-listening configurations that can draw as little as fractional milliamps, ideal for wearables and IoT.​

Sensory’s technologies are designed to recognize speech reliably even in high-noise and far-field conditions, including environments with near 0 dB SNR.​

Sensory runs on a wide range of MCUs, DSPs, NPUs, and application processors from partners such as Arm, Qualcomm, Cirrus, Alif, and others, covering everything from MCUs to premium SoCs.​

Sensory consistently demonstrates higher accuracy, fewer false triggers, and lower power consumption than typical embedded alternatives, while keeping models compact enough for constrained devices. Head-to-head data tells the story: Sensory's 1MB wake word model outperformed Amazon's edge model across every noise condition tested by independent lab Vocalize.ai, and Sensory's STT edge model achieved 4.7% WER — beating both Amazon's cloud and Picovoice's on-device solutions.