The KTH spinout is a Startup Battlefield 200 finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt and sells on-device wildlife deterrence.

Flox Intelligence builds edge devices that process wildlife data on-site instead of in the cloud. The company’s perception systems watch for nearby animals, identify the species, and emit a sound that scares the animal away. Flox spun out of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2020 and is a finalist in Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, which runs October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco.

Sara Nozkova spent 13 years in transportation and autonomous vehicles before joining the AI lab at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. She saw machines excel in fixed, engineered spaces and fail in complex natural environments. Her work became Flox Intelligence. FAA estimates put U.S. civil aviation wildlife strike costs at about $272 million a year on average from 1990 to 2025.

Flox targets operators that manage rail lines, airports, roads, and infrastructure where wildlife collisions create delays and damage. Edge processing keeps data on the device instead of in the cloud. The system varies its deterrent sounds so animals do not habituate to repeated signals. Builders can treat wildlife behavior models as a specialized perception layer for existing safety systems.

Flox Intelligence will pitch at Startup Battlefield 200 during TechCrunch Disrupt, which runs October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. The company currently sells battery-operated devices. The next test is whether field data from rail, airport, and road deployments can improve species detection and deterrent selection. Operators should watch for evidence that the system reduces collisions without harming animals.

What matters

• Flox Intelligence spun out of KTH in 2020 and will pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield 200.
• Edge processing keeps wildlife data on the device instead of in the cloud for rail and airport operators.
• The system varies sounds to prevent habituation, so field learning data will determine how well it scales.

Why it matters

The system varies sounds to prevent habituation, so field learning data will determine how well it scales.

This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by TechCrunch AI. Source reference: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/flox-intelligence-is-building-ai-to-keep-wildlife-away-from-trains-airports-and-roads/.

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