Showcasing Innovation:
Aralia at the Bridge AI Annual Showcase 2025
Earlier this week, Aralia Systems took part in the Bridge AI Annual Showcase 2025, held at Convene Sancroft near St Paul’s in London. The event brought together a dynamic mix of AI innovators, researchers, and industry partners to explore the real-world application of artificial intelligence across key UK sectors.
The showcase offered a fantastic opportunity to share our progress on Elata, our AI-powered 3D imaging platform, and connect with the industries most in need of fresh thinking around digital reconstruction and spatial data capture.
An Engaged Audience at the Stand
Our exhibition stand enjoyed a steady flow of visitors throughout the day, with particularly strong interest from the construction and marketing/education sectors.
From engineers to digital strategists, many attendees shared similar frustrations: traditional scanning tools like LiDAR and photogrammetry are either too cumbersome, too expensive, or too unpredictable, especially when operating in indoor or complex environments. These are precisely the issues we’re tackling with Elata.
AI Meets Construction: A Promising Dialogue
3D measurement is a key growth area in construction and repurposing of buildings, and the showcase reinforced just how pressing the need is for fast, detailed, and flexible 3D scanning tools.
We spoke with several attendees working on:
Surface condition monitoring for maintenance
Material volume estimation of building structures
Interior scanning for retrofit and building audits
While some teams were already exploring LiDAR-based tools, many shared concerns about resolution limits, usability, and reliability, particularly in real-world conditions. Our conversations confirmed that a high-resolution, texture-aware system like Elata could fill a crucial gap in the construction tech stack.
AI Showcase Talks: Talent, Tech and Policy
The broader programme covered a range of sectors including AI in transport, creative industries, construction, and agriculture. Many of the talks focused on training and operational use cases for AI, rather than foundational innovation.
While it’s encouraging to see momentum around AI adoption, we also sensed a disconnect between policy ambitions and the technical depth required to achieve them. Much of the current narrative is focused on upskilling AI users, but support for AI innovators, and the recognition of the importance of STEM skills, remains limited.
Events like this are vital for reminding policymakers that deep tech requires deep understanding, and long-term commitment.
Final Thoughts
The Bridge AI Showcase 2025 was a valuable and energising event, both for showcasing Aralia’s innovation and for listening to the real needs of the sectors we aim to support. We’re grateful to Innovate UK and the Bridge AI team for bringing together such a relevant, well-curated mix of participants and perspectives.
With Elata now gaining traction, we’re looking forward to deepening our engagement with partners across construction and beyond, and continuing to push the boundaries of practical, accessible 3D imaging.
Part 2 will cover what we learned about the education and heritage sectors at the Bridge AI Annual Showcase.
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