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BESTLA

THE BRIDGE

BESTLA uses depth maps as prior knowledge to boost object detection, achieving +9% mAP and +7% mAR for small objects with zero architecture changes. It plugs directly into any YOLO or EfficientDet detector, using depth-guided attention to focus on hard-to-detect objects at varying distances with a 95:1 true-to-false positive recovery rate. Small object detection is the Achilles heel of autonomous perception — distant threats, small drones, concealed devices. BESTLA bridges the depth foundation with the detection layer, dramatically improving detection at range without any model redesign.

MODULE STATUS: DEVELOPMENT

mAP Boost

+9%

DIVISION
ANIMA
WAVE
W6
DOMAIN
SLAM & 3D
WAVE 6 // ANIMA SUITE
FOUNDATION → PERCEPTION BRIDGE
BESTLA // W6 // 007/079
01THE CHALLENGE

SMALL OBJECTS DISAPPEAR

Small and distant objects are the hardest to detect. Standard detectors miss them routinely.

Depth provides crucial distance context that pure 2D detection lacks.

02THE SOLUTION

WHAT BESTLA DELIVERS

BESTLA uses depth maps as prior knowledge to boost object detection, achieving +9% mAP with zero architecture changes.

CAPABILITIES

  • Depth-guided attention for detection
  • Zero architecture changes — plug into any YOLO/EfficientDet
  • +9% mAP, +7% mAR for small objects
  • 95:1 true vs false positive recovery
03ENGINEERING

WHY THIS IS HARD

Building BESTLA requires solving multiple coupled problems:

  1. 01Integrating depth without modifying detector architecture
  2. 02Avoiding false positives from depth noise
  3. 03Maintaining real-time detection speed
  4. 04Cross-domain depth-detection generalization

BESTLA solves these through careful architecture design and rigorous validation.

04BENCHMARKS

PROOF, NOT PROMISES

Key metrics:

PROOF, NOT PROMISES
METRICVALUE
mAP Boost+9%
mAR Boost+7%
Recovery95:1
ChangesZero arch mods
05BUILD STATUS

WHAT'S BUILT TODAY

3/6 COMPONENTS COMPLETE
WHAT'S BUILT TODAY
COMPONENTSTATUSNOTES
Depth PriorCOMPLETEDepth-guided attention
YOLO AdapterCOMPLETEPlug-and-play integration
Small Object BoostIN PROGRESSRange optimization
Recovery OptIN PROGRESSFalse positive reduction
Core modelsCOMPLETEBridge validated
API layerIN PROGRESSDetection enhancement API
06APPLICATIONS

WHERE BESTLA DEPLOYS

  • APP_01

    ISR / SURVEILLANCE

    Detect small distant threats and objects.

  • APP_02

    BORDER SECURITY

    Small object detection at range.

  • APP_03

    QUALITY INSPECTION

    Detect small defects with depth context.

07TECHNOLOGY

UNDER THE HOOD

FOUNDATION: DEPTHPRIOR

  • Depth-guided attention for detection
  • Zero architecture changes — plug into any YOLO/EfficientDet
  • +9% mAP, +7% mAR for small objects

KEY INNOVATION

BESTLA uses depth maps as prior knowledge to boost object detection, achieving +9% mAP with zero architecture changes.

DEPLOYMENT

  • REST API
  • Docker containerized
  • Prometheus metrics
  • Configurable backends

COMPUTE

PRIMARY
MLX-OK
EDGE
Optimized inference
API
REST + streaming
08PAPERS

PAPERS

  1. [01]DepthPrior (2602.05730)