- UniDepthV2 // 2502.20110
- GPU
- WAVE 6
HEL
THE UNIVERSAL
HEL provides a cross-domain depth foundation model that works across indoor, outdoor, aerial, underwater, and industrial environments without domain-specific fine-tuning. Universal metric depth from stereo inputs with strong out-of-distribution generalization. Robots deployed in the field encounter environments never seen during training — rubble, smoke-filled rooms, flooded areas. HEL's universal depth model maintains accuracy across all these conditions, ensuring reliable perception regardless of deployment scenario.
MODULE STATUS: DEVELOPMENTDomains
UNI
- DIVISION
- ANIMA
- WAVE
- W6
- DOMAIN
- DEPTH SYSTEMS
- WAVE 6 // ANIMA SUITE
- FOUNDATION — UNIVERSAL DEPTH
ONE MODEL MANY WORLDS
Robots deploy to environments never seen in training — rubble, smoke, floods. Specialized models fail in novel conditions.
A universal depth model must generalize across all possible deployment scenarios.
WHAT HEL DELIVERS
HEL provides cross-domain depth working across indoor, outdoor, aerial, underwater, and industrial environments without domain-specific fine-tuning.
CAPABILITIES
- Cross-domain without fine-tuning
- Indoor, outdoor, aerial, underwater, industrial
- Universal metric depth from stereo
- Strong out-of-distribution generalization
WHY THIS IS HARD
Building HEL requires solving multiple coupled problems:
- 01Generalizing across fundamentally different scene types
- 02Maintaining metric accuracy in diverse environments
- 03Handling extreme lighting and texture variations
- 04Underwater and aerial depth challenges
HEL solves these through careful architecture design and rigorous validation.
PROOF, NOT PROMISES
Key metrics:
| METRIC | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Domains | Universal |
| Fine-tuning | None needed |
| OOD | Strong |
| Input | Stereo metric |
WHAT'S BUILT TODAY
| COMPONENT | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-Domain Training | COMPLETE | Multi-environment dataset |
| Stereo Processing | COMPLETE | ZED 2i optimized |
| OOD Generalization | IN PROGRESS | Edge-case testing |
| Domain Adaptation | IN PROGRESS | Zero-shot domain transfer |
| Core models | COMPLETE | Universal depth validated |
| API layer | IN PROGRESS | Multi-domain depth service |
WHERE HEL DEPLOYS
- APP_01
FIELD ROBOTS
Reliable depth in any deployment environment.
- APP_02
UNDERWATER OPS
Depth estimation for underwater inspection robots.
- APP_03
AERIAL SYSTEMS
UAV depth for low-altitude navigation.
UNDER THE HOOD
FOUNDATION: UNIDEPTHV2
- Cross-domain without fine-tuning
- Indoor, outdoor, aerial, underwater, industrial
- Universal metric depth from stereo
KEY INNOVATION
HEL provides cross-domain depth working across indoor, outdoor, aerial, underwater, and industrial environments without domain-specific fine-tuning.
DEPLOYMENT
- REST API
- Docker containerized
- Prometheus metrics
- Configurable backends
COMPUTE
- PRIMARY
- GPU
- EDGE
- Optimized inference
- API
- REST + streaming
PAPERS
- [01]UniDepthV2 (2502.20110)