#271 Brendan Digney: Machine Eye

<p>Brendan Digney is the founder of <a href= "https://www.machine-eye.com/">Machine Eye</a>: a tech start-up from Belfast that uses AI and Computer Vision to make heavy machinery autonomous and safer.</p> <p>(AKA: “he turns big diggers and cranes into Teslas”)</p> <p>Having grown up surrounded by farms, fields, and machinery, Brendan has an intimate knowledge of the industry which he is now using to save lives (and costs) on construction/agricultural sites around the world.</p> <p>Outside of Machine Eye, he can be found enjoying his other passions including: <a href= "http://brendandigneyphotography.co.uk">photography</a> (he runs his own agency), microlight aircraft (he’s an experienced pilot), writing (for a monthly aircraft magazine) and sports (cycling, triathlon and GAA).</p> <p>In today’s show we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Our shared love for the Centra/Go Garage on the A1</li> <li>Why hardware is hard</li> <li>The future of autonomous vehicles</li> <li>How his company gives diggers eyes and a brains</li> <li>(And why that matters)</li> <li>How he got into flying</li> <li>What the heck “flamping” is</li> <li>Why he enjoys doing so many different types of things</li> <li>And the greatest highs/lows of his journey so far</li> </ul> <p>Check it out.</p> <p>//</p> <p><a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/brendan-digney-machine-eye" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot=""><span class= "link-annotation-unknown-block-id-2121060333">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/brendan-digney-machine-eye</span></a></p> <p>//</p>