About Riodatos
AI pedestrian detection systems for forklifts and heavy equipment. Sold and supported from Tucson, Arizona.
Our Mission
Riodatos is a U.S.-based industrial safety technology company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. We sell and support AI pedestrian detection systems for forklifts, heavy equipment, and mixed industrial fleets across warehouses, manufacturing plants, and heavy industry.
We exist to make AI pedestrian detection practical, effective, easy to install, and operator-favored:
➜ Reduce preventable blind-spot collisions on forklifts and industrial equipment
➜ Deliver systems that work in real job-site conditions, not just in demos
➜ Eliminate cloud dependency, IT overhead, and overseas lead times
➜ Provide fast U.S. inventory, clear pricing, and support that answers the phone
Experience in the Field
✓ Pedestrian Detection - I've written two books on AI pedestrian detection systems and spent years deploying them across North America and Latin America — including time at Arcure Blaxtair working directly with EHS teams and dealers on real installations.
✓ Heavy Equipment - My background at Topcon and Hemisphere GNSS put me on job sites with dozers, excavators, and loaders. That experience taught me how to integrate safety technology without disrupting fleet operations or overwhelming operators.
✓ Mining The toughest sites I've worked were open-pit operations in Chile, where I was a partner at NRG in Santiago. Dust, altitude, 24/7 pressure, and constant pedestrian exposure. That's where rugged and reliable gets defined.
What We Supply and Support
Riodatos offers three AI pedestrian detection systems:
🟨 RioV360 — 4-camera 360° AI detection with onboard recording. Direct online ordering, U.S. stock, complete installation kit included. $1,495. → RioV360
🟧 RioD260 — 2-camera front and rear AI detection built for forklifts operating in tight spaces with constant pedestrian and vehicle traffic. $1,295 → RioD260
Distributed Systems — Industry-leading options including Proxicam (edge AI detection), ZoneSafe (RFID proximity alerts), and inviol (AI analytics on existing cameras).
How We Make Deployment Simple
The old way is painful: scattered information, multiple meetings, unclear pricing, and no order visibility. Here's how we work instead:
🔹RioV360 ships from Arizona same or next day, on your desk in as little as 3 days
🔹Direct pricing, no reseller markups. Dealer participation welcomed.
🔹Self-install in hours, or factory-certified installation at your site
🔹Support in English and Spanish from people who answer the phone
🔹90-day pilots for inviol to prove results before full rollout
Why Teams Work
With Riodatos
Large international brands sell pedestrian detection systems for heavy equipment. Many come with long lead times, complex integrations, expensive licensing, and slow post-sale support. A legacy brand name does not always mean the best system for your operation.
AI pedestrian detection delivers ROI through incident prevention, reduced liability, and operator behavior change — not a 3-5 year technology payback model. RioV360 is $1,495 complete, ships from Arizona, and is operational the same day it arrives. The math is straightforward.
John Buttery, CEO
I'm John Buttery, founder of Riodatos. I have over 30 years in industrial safety, machine control, and positioning technology. I built this company to solve the real-world gaps I've seen repeatedly, on job sites, in warehouses, and in mines across the Americas.
Ready to find the right fit for your fleet? Book a quick 30-minute call. No hard sell, just clear answers based on your equipment and operations.