Physical AI Agents

AI agents that can see, reason, collaborate and act in the physical world.

DNotifier provides the infrastructure for building autonomous inspection agents, safety agents, security agents, maintenance agents, emergency response agents and multi-agent physical operations.

What is a Physical AI agent?A Physical AI agent is an AI software system that can observe events from the physical world, reason using real-time and historical context, use tools and connected devices, make decisions within defined policies, and trigger digital or physical actions. DNotifier provides the infrastructure required to coordinate these agents across drones, cameras, sensors, robots and enterprise systems.
Agent Architecture

How a DNotifier Physical AI agent works

A Physical AI agent is more than an LLM prompt. It needs perception, event subscriptions, operational context, memory, tools, policies and controlled actions.

Layer 01

Perception

Receive information from cameras, drones, sensors, robots, SCADA, IoT systems and human operators.

CamerasSensorsDrones
Layer 02

Event Intelligence

Convert raw signals into structured operational events and determine which agents should respond.

EventsRoutingTriggers
Layer 03

Context & Memory

Retrieve asset information, historical inspections, maintenance records, previous incidents, spatial information and operational knowledge.

Asset BrainRAGMemory
Layer 04

Reasoning

Evaluate evidence, determine confidence, identify risk and decide what information or action is required next.

LLMVision AIReasoning
Layer 05

Tool Calling

Allow agents to interact with drones, cameras, enterprise APIs, GIS systems, maintenance platforms and operational services.

ToolsAPIsActions
Layer 06

Decision & Governance

Apply policies, confidence thresholds, permissions, human approvals and safety constraints before an operational action is executed.

PoliciesGuardrailsApproval
Layer 07

Action & Verification

Execute a digital or physical action and verify whether the action achieved the intended result.

ExecuteVerifyFeedback
Agent Library

Physical AI agents for real-world operations

DNotifier can provide reusable agent patterns that organizations can customize for their assets, operating procedures, data and industry requirements.

Agent 01

Inspection Agent

Determines whether an asset requires inspection, coordinates evidence collection and produces structured inspection findings.

  • Asset inspection scheduling
  • Drone inspection requests
  • Image analysis
  • Defect detection
  • Inspection reports
Agent 02

Leak Detection Agent

Correlates gas readings, imagery, thermal data, OGI observations and historical asset context.

  • Gas anomaly analysis
  • Thermal analysis
  • Drone evidence
  • Confidence scoring
  • Incident escalation
Agent 03

Safety Agent

Detects and evaluates operational safety events and coordinates appropriate response workflows.

  • Safety violations
  • Restricted zones
  • Hazard detection
  • Escalation
  • HSE workflows
Agent 04

Security Agent

Combines cameras, drone patrols, access events and AI findings into a unified security workflow.

  • Intrusion detection
  • Perimeter monitoring
  • Drone patrol
  • Threat classification
  • Security escalation
Agent 05

Maintenance Agent

Uses asset condition, inspection history, telemetry and maintenance records to identify maintenance requirements.

  • Condition monitoring
  • Failure indicators
  • Maintenance recommendations
  • Work-order creation
  • Asset risk updates
Agent 06

Emergency Response Agent

Coordinates multiple agents and operational systems during high-priority incidents.

  • Incident triage
  • Drone dispatch
  • Operator notification
  • HSE escalation
  • Response verification
Agent 07

Environmental Agent

Monitors environmental signals and identifies abnormal conditions requiring investigation.

  • Emission monitoring
  • Weather correlation
  • Environmental anomalies
  • Compliance workflows
  • Reporting
Agent 08

Asset Risk Agent

Continuously evaluates asset condition using multiple signals and updates operational risk.

  • Risk scoring
  • Historical comparison
  • Anomaly correlation
  • Inspection recommendations
  • Risk escalation
Agent 09

Mission Agent

Converts operational requirements into missions for drones, robots or other autonomous systems.

  • Mission creation
  • Device selection
  • Payload selection
  • Route planning
  • Mission monitoring
Agent Lifecycle

From event to autonomous outcome

A DNotifier agent follows a structured lifecycle instead of simply generating a response from a prompt.

TriggerReceive an event
ObserveGather evidence
ContextRetrieve knowledge
ReasonAnalyze situation
DecideSelect response
ActExecute tool
VerifyConfirm result
Multi-Agent Orchestration

Multiple AI agents working together

Complex physical operations rarely belong to a single AI agent. DNotifier allows specialized agents to collaborate through events and shared operational context.

Inspection Agent

Determines what needs to be inspected and what evidence should be collected.

Mission Agent

Determines which drone or autonomous device should execute the inspection.

Vision Agent

Analyzes images, video, thermal information or other visual evidence.

Risk Agent

Combines findings with asset history and operational policy to determine risk.

Workflow Agent

Coordinates notifications, approvals, work orders and downstream systems.

Emergency Agent

Coordinates the entire response when the situation crosses an operational threshold.

EVENT: SENSOR_DETECTED_GAS ↓ Emergency Response Agent "Investigate incident" ↓ Asset Risk Agent "Retrieve asset risk and history" ↓ Mission Agent "Dispatch inspection drone" ↓ Vision / Leak Agent "Analyze captured evidence" ↓ Decision Agent "Determine incident confidence" ↓ Workflow Agent "Notify HSE + create work order"
Agent Memory & Context

AI agents need memory to understand physical operations

A physical asset cannot be understood from one image or one sensor reading. Agents need historical context to determine whether a condition is new, recurring, improving or getting worse.

Short-Term Operational Memory

  • Current incident
  • Recent events
  • Current sensor readings
  • Current mission
  • Recent AI findings

Long-Term Asset Memory

  • Previous inspections
  • Maintenance records
  • Historical telemetry
  • Previous incidents
  • Asset risk history
AGENT QUERY "Why is PIPELINE-P-1024 currently high risk?" ↓ ASSET BRAIN Current sensor state Previous inspection findings Maintenance history Historical incidents Spatial context ↓ AI AGENT Compare current condition with historical baseline Identify risk changes Recommend next action
Agent Tool Calling

Give AI agents tools to interact with the real world

Reasoning alone cannot inspect a pipeline, launch a drone or create a maintenance work order. Physical AI agents need controlled tools that connect intelligence to real-world operations.

Drone Tools

  • Get available drones
  • Create mission
  • Dispatch drone
  • Get mission status
  • Retrieve mission data

Camera Tools

  • Get camera status
  • Request snapshot
  • Retrieve video
  • Analyze stream
  • Create visual finding

Asset Tools

  • Get asset
  • Retrieve history
  • Get risk
  • Update finding
  • Create inspection request

Enterprise Tools

  • Create work order
  • Update incident
  • Notify operator
  • Update HSE system
  • Send operational alert
Physical Actions

From AI decisions to physical-world actions

DNotifier treats drones, robots and other connected systems as operational actuators that agents can interact with through governed tools and workflows.

AI Decision

Additional physical evidence is required.

Decision
Mission Agent

Select an available drone and appropriate payload.

Planning
Drone Gateway

Submit and monitor the inspection mission.

Physical Action
Vision Agent

Analyze the evidence collected during the mission.

Intelligence
Decision Engine

Determine whether the finding requires escalation.

Decision
Enterprise Workflow

Notify operators and update the relevant business system.

Closed Loop
Human-in-the-Loop

Autonomous does not have to mean uncontrolled

Enterprise Physical AI requires governance. DNotifier allows organizations to define where AI can act independently and where human authorization is required.

Mode 01

Observe

AI detects an event and provides operators with evidence and recommendations.

Mode 02

Recommend

AI prepares the action while an operator decides whether it should execute.

Mode 03

Approve

AI requests authorization before executing a defined operational action.

Mode 04

Execute

Approved low-risk actions execute automatically under configured policies.

Mode 05

Verify

The platform confirms whether the action produced the expected operational result.

Mode 06

Escalate

Low-confidence or high-risk situations are escalated to authorized personnel.

Oil & Gas Agent Pack

Physical AI agents for oil and gas operations

Oil and gas environments combine large physical assets, remote infrastructure, industrial control systems, cameras, sensors and strict operational procedures. A multi-agent architecture can connect these systems into intelligent workflows.

Pipeline Agent

Monitor pipeline events, inspections, anomalies and risk conditions.

Tank Inspection Agent

Coordinate tank inspections and analyze visual evidence for anomalies.

Flare Monitoring Agent

Analyze visual and operational signals associated with flare systems.

Methane / Leak Agent

Correlate gas-related events with drone, camera and sensor evidence.

HSE Agent

Coordinate safety findings, alerts, escalation and incident workflows.

Security Patrol Agent

Coordinate autonomous patrols and correlate security events across cameras and drones.

Emergency Response Agent

Coordinate incident investigation and response across multiple agents and operational systems.

Asset Risk Agent

Continuously evaluate the changing risk profile of critical infrastructure.

Example Multi-Agent Workflow

One incident. Multiple specialized AI agents.

Complex operational incidents can be decomposed into smaller responsibilities handled by specialized agents.

01 — SENSOR Gas concentration exceeds threshold. ↓ 02 — EVENT MESH SENSOR_DETECTED_GAS ↓ 03 — EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENT Creates incident investigation. ↓ 04 — ASSET RISK AGENT Retrieves asset condition and history. ↓ 05 — MISSION AGENT Selects available inspection drone. ↓ 06 — DRONE Captures inspection imagery. ↓ 07 — LEAK DETECTION AGENT Analyzes visual / thermal / gas evidence. ↓ 08 — DECISION AGENT Determines incident confidence and severity. ↓ 09 — WORKFLOW AGENT HSE notification + control-room alert + enterprise work order. ↓ 10 — VERIFICATION Continue monitoring asset until incident is resolved.
For Developers

Build your own Physical AI agents

DNotifier provides the infrastructure layer so developers can focus on agent intelligence instead of rebuilding event transport, device connectivity, memory, workflows and operational integrations.

Subscribe to Events

Start an agent when a relevant operational event occurs.

ON ASSET_INSPECTION_REQUESTED

Retrieve Context

Give the agent the asset and operational information it needs to reason.

GET asset.context inspection.history telemetry

Call Tools

Allow the agent to interact with authorized operational systems.

CALL createDroneMission()

Emit Findings

Publish structured results so another agent or workflow can continue the process.

EMIT INSPECTION_FINDING
Physical AI Agent FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Physical AI agents

Answers to common questions developers, engineering teams and enterprises ask when evaluating Physical AI, autonomous agents and intelligent drone operations.

A Physical AI agent is an AI software system that can perceive events from the physical world, reason over operational context, use authorized tools, make decisions and trigger digital or physical actions. Unlike a conventional chatbot, a Physical AI agent is connected to real-world data and operational systems.

Build Physical AI

Give your AI agents a connection to the physical world.

Connect events, devices, asset intelligence, AI reasoning and autonomous workflows through one Physical AI infrastructure layer.