Paro - Personal Autonomous Reconnaissance Observer

Current Status: PARO RC1 DEVICES🤖 have COMPLETED PRODUCTION🏭 and are READY FOR SHIPPING📬

Paro devices enable autonomous intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities in remote and harsh environments, including from aerial vehicles. They are currently in initial production for an open (public) beta-testing program. You can participate in the beta program - please contact chris@cpknight.io for details.

ABOUT PARO –

Paro is a "Personal Autonomous Reconnaissance Observer" device - it's a simple black box that observes the world around it and reports what it sees back to you. It's a personal device designed to help you out with its various sensors so that you can sense things that you might not be able to on your own or so it can make observations while you're not around. It does this autonomously so you don't have to monitor it all the time while your attention is elsewhere. Plus it's loaded with reconnaissance algorithms that have been created (and adopted) specifically for Paro, so you can choose from a long list of observations that your Paro device can make for you.

PARO BETA PROGRAM –

Paro is still under development, but this is the "release candidate" hardware that will become the final product. Participating in the beta program means that you'll be able to make your mark on the final stages of Paro's development, as we test it in the "real world"! We really want to put Paro through its paces (and "beat it up") through this beta-testing program. Accordingly, we want to make it worth the while of beta program participants...

Participants in the beta program get: (1) the current Paro hardware (RC1); (2) the right to exchange the current Paro RC device for any future "release candidate" devices (RC2, RC3, RC4...) as they are released; (3) the right to exchange for the final, production version of Paro; (4) a 15% "beta tester" discount on accessories related to Paro (when they are released); (5) access to a "Paro" Discord server during the beta program; and (6) an optional acknowledgment to you physically imprinted on the inside case of the final Paro release, along with a special acknowledgement in Paro's firmware.

We're aiming for a maximum of 50 "at large" participants in the beta testing program, which is subject to participants' agreement of the Paro Beta Testing Agreement.

CURRENT PARO DOCUMENTS –

Document	Revision
Paro Quick Start Guide	RC1 (Rev. C 20231126)
Paro User Manual	RC1 (Rev. A 20231127/Draft)
Paro Beta Testing Agreement	RC1 (Rev. A 20231113)

BETA TESTING SCHEDULE –

For participants in the Paro Beta Testing Program, here is the currently-anticipated release schedule of the various release candidate (RC) iterations throughout the program:

RC	Shipping*	Features Included	Beta Testing Goals
RC1	Jan 2024	(i) Paro physical case with beta mainboard and power supply, (ii) WiFi connectivity and on-device display, (iii) 2MP EO camera, (iv) Primary processor and firmware to manage device and mission.	(i) Device/packaging durability during shipment (FedEx), (ii) Device user-configurability under field conditions, (iii) Camera effeciveness under field conditions, (iv) Power/longevity under field conditions.
RC2	Feb 2024	((i)-(iv) as above, with) (v.a) Secondary processor and firmware, with human proximity, IMU, and temperature-pressure sensors (daughterboard).	(i) Power/longevity under field conditions with daughterboard, (ii) Primary-secondary processor communication.
RC3	Mar 2024	((i)-(iv) as above, with) (v.b) Secondary processor and firmware, with RF spectrum analysis capability (daughterboard).	(i) RF spectrum detection accuracy, (ii) Power/longevity under field conditions with daughterboard, (iii) Field-upgradable firmware capabilities.
RC4	Apr 2024	(i) Paro physical case with final mainboard and power supply, (ii) WiFi connectivity and on-device display, (iii) integrated EO camera, IMU, temperature/pressure sensors, (iv) RF communication and/or analysis daughterboard.	(i) Power/longevity under field conditions with daughterboard, (ii) RF communication ranges under field conditions, (iii) Other specific field-deployment use-case/applications.
RC5	May 2024	(as above, one or two daughterbaords included with RC5.)	Specific field-deployed use-case/applications.
FINAL	Jul 2024	Final Production Paro device.	n/a

^* For informational purposes only; details subject to change – updates will be made as beta program progresses.
Updated December 2023.