Flagship Platform · Developed by AI Shield Pty Ltd

ShieldBallie 1

A spherical autonomous robotics platform purpose built for continuous Early Childhood Education and Care compliance monitoring. Developed exclusively by AI Shield Pty Ltd under the technical direction of Dr. Laith Ghunmat, and brought to international markets through the research and development partnership with The Australian United.

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>97%

Child Safety Detection

NVIDIA Metropolis validated

91.4%

Emotion AI Accuracy

FACS coding standard

NQF Quality Areas

Fully automated

6.2 hr

Educator Hours Recovered

Per service per week

14K+

Total Addressable Services

Australian market

$5M

IGP Grant Pathway

Up to matched funding

Platform Architecture

Hardware and Software Specifications

The spherical form factor is a deliberate engineering and child development decision by AI Shield Pty Ltd. A smooth, corner free sphere eliminates pinch points, presents no threat profile, and is inherently child safe by geometry.

Hardware Architecture

Spherical Rolling Chassis

Omnidirectional mobility achieved through a spherical chassis with no corners or pinch points. Inherently child safe by geometry.

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Compute Platform

On device artificial intelligence inference rated from 6 trillion operations per second to 275 trillion operations per second, configurable per deployment.

360 Degree Multi Spectral Camera Array

Visible light, near infrared, and thermal imaging coverage with no spatial blind spots within the operational radius.

Directional MEMS Microphone Array

Acoustic event detection and Emotion AI input processing with directional source localisation.

LiDAR Spatial Mapping

Real time environmental risk topology and three dimensional hazard detection.

Wireless Connectivity

Wi Fi 6E and 5G dual connectivity with cloud synchronisation and local processing fallback for remote service environments.

Power and Environmental Rating

Eight hour battery operation with wireless inductive charging dock. IP54 splash and dust resistance rating.

Software Architecture

NVIDIA Metropolis Video Analytics SDK

Child safety monitoring engine achieving greater than 97 percent detection accuracy across all regulated event categories.

Emotion AI Engine

FACS facial action coding combined with acoustic sentiment analysis. All inference performed on device.

NQF Compliance Automation Engine

Real time documentation generation across all seven National Quality Framework Quality Areas in ACECQA prescribed format.

CCRM Operational Platform

Childcare management, ATO Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 integration, Fair Work award compliance, Child Care Subsidy processing, and family communication portal.

National ECE Worker Register Integration

Automated workforce data submission to the ACECQA National Quality Agenda IT System. Mandatory from 27 February 2026.

Geccko Training Tracker

Educator child safety training completion monitoring. The Foundation module is mandatory from 27 February 2026.

Privacy by Design Architecture

Biometric data processed exclusively on device. Full alignment with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.

NVIDIA Metropolis Benchmark Validation

Detection Accuracy by Event Category

All accuracy figures represent validated performance against the stated benchmark standards. Results derived from controlled testing under representative early learning environment conditions.

Detection Category

Accuracy

False Positive Rate

NQF Obligation

Child Fall Detection

>97.2%

<0.8%

QA2.2.3 Risk Assessment

Unauthorised Adult Access

>96.8%

<1.1%

QA2.2.3 Paramount Obligation

Medical Emergency Detection

>95.4%

<2.1%

QA2 Active Supervision

Physical Altercation Detection

>94.1%

<2.8%

QA2.2.3 Mandatory Notification

Environmental Hazard Detection

>93.7%

<3.2%

QA3 Safe Environment

Educator to Child Ratio Monitoring

>99.1%

<0.4%

QA4.1.1 Staffing Ratios

Emotion State Classification (FACS)

>91.4%

<4.1%

QA5 Child Wellbeing

Digital Device Use Detection

>95.8%

<1.9%

Regulations 97 and 99 Device Safety

Novelty Matrix

No Direct Market Equivalent

A 258 study systematic review (arXiv 2511.00105, November 2025) identified eight critical gaps in artificial intelligence technology for Early Childhood Education and Care. ShieldBallie 1, developed by AI Shield Pty Ltd, addresses all eight gaps.

Capability

ShieldBallie 1

Existing CCRM Platforms

Generic CCTV

International Educational Robots

Spherical rolling robot, child safe by geometry

Available

Absent

NQF 2.2.3 automated continuous risk log

Available

Absent

National ECE Worker Register auto submission

Available

Absent

NVIDIA Metropolis greater than 97 percent child safety detection

Available

Absent

Partial

Absent

On device Emotion AI with privacy by design

Available

Absent

Partial

Unified CCRM, CCS, payroll, and tax integration

Available

Absent

Resolution of the absent privacy framework gap

Resolved

Absent

Partial

Resolution of the fragmented ecosystem gap

Resolved

Partial

Absent

Source: arXiv 2511.00105 (November 2025), 258 study systematic review; ACECQA 2026 National Quality Framework reform package.

Project Victoria

Three Track National Deployment Framework

Project Victoria sequences commercial risk by establishing local value first, then state level rollout, then national ecosystem deployment. Each track aligns with Industry Growth Program funding milestones supported by The Australian United’s investment platform under the research and development partnership agreement.

Track 1. Service Continuity

IGP Milestone: $500,000

Track 1 addresses the immediate operational crisis. The 15 percent wage uplift effective December 2025 increases the dollar value of every administrative hour saved. The platform’s 6.2 hour weekly saving translates to between $4,500 and $5,800 per educator per annum at post uplift wage rates.

Automated attendance, sign in, sign out, and Child Care Subsidy billing

Real time incident detection and 24 hour mandatory reporting workflow

National ECE Worker Register auto population

Geccko child safety training completion tracking

Family communication portal with real time daily observations

Roster optimisation with Fair Work compliance alerts

Track 2. Regulatory Compliance

IGP Milestone: $1,500,000

Track 2 is purpose built for the 2026 National Quality Framework reform package. Every new regulatory requirement across the three reform stages of September 2025, January 2026, and February 2026 is mapped to a specific ShieldBallie 1 capability.

NQF 2.2.3 continuous Child Safety log, automated and timestamped

Digital device safety policy automated generation under Regulations 97, 99, 168, and 73

QA7 governance dashboard documenting paramount consideration

Quality Improvement Plan automated updates from real time operational data

Assessment and Rating visit readiness with all evidence pre organised

Track 3. National Scaling

IGP Milestone: Up to $5,000,000

Track 3 establishes the commercial architecture for national deployment. Industry Growth Program analysis confirms that 90 percent of the $392 million IGP funding pool is projected to be exhausted by June 2026, indicating that initiation of Track 3 must commence without delay.

Open Application Programming Interface architecture with certified integrations to existing CCRM platforms, ACECQA NQAITS, and the ATO Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 system

Franchise deployment kit incorporating training, installation, and certification protocols

National ECEC AI benchmarking dashboard for government policy formulation

$5 million Industry Growth Program Commercialisation and Growth grant pathway with matched funding

Monte Carlo Risk and Outcome Modelling

50,000 Iteration Probability Weighted Projections

AI Shield Pty Ltd has employed Monte Carlo simulation across 50,000 iterations using Jobs and Skills Australia workforce data, ACECQA service statistics, and Australian Bureau of Statistics childcare census data. The wage uplift effective December 2025 has been incorporated into all return on investment modelling.

Services Deployed at Year Five

P10

180

Conservative

P50

420

Base Case

P90

890

Optimistic

Annual Recurring Revenue at Year Five

P10

$4.2M

Conservative

P50

$11.8M

Base Case

P90

$28.4M

Optimistic

Administrative Value Recovered National Per Annum

P10

$12.7M

Conservative

P50

$34.7M

Base Case

P90

$73.4M

Optimistic

Return on Investment Multiple Per Service Per Annum

P10

1.4x

Conservative

P50

2.6x

Base Case

P90

4.1x

Optimistic

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia ECEC Workforce Capacity Study 2024; ACECQA National Quality Framework data; Australian Bureau of Statistics Childcare Census; Intellect Labs Industry Growth Program Analysis January 2026.

Industry Growth Program Funding Window

Engagement Pathway

With 90 percent of the $392 million Industry Growth Program funding pool projected to be exhausted by June 2026, the window for Commercialisation and Growth grant support is closing. Service providers, healthcare institutions, research organisations, and Industry Growth Program advisory contacts are invited to initiate engagement via the canonical address below.

admin@auis.care

ShieldBallie 1 deployment enquiries, Industry Growth Program advisory engagement, and pilot programme requests are processed by The Australian United, the commercialisation partner under the research and development partnership agreement with AI Shield Pty Ltd.

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