Business Value

The development costs are not known currently as the Canary is still a prototype. However, it is possible to asses its business value created through productivity, structure of competition and benefits to the customers. Most people see the traditional smoke-detector as a nuisance that beeps incessantly in cases of a non-emergency and so as a result, the detectors are disabled or batteries are not replaced when they’re needed. The Canary could lessen the number of 2,500 people who die from fires each year as a result of defective fire detectors.


The Canary would also be able to lessen the number of deaths as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. If in the event of a fire occurring while an individual is not home, the Canary would be able to alert the individual through a smartphone. This could prevent and/or reduce the damage from a fire related situation. 

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