Arlo: The Australian Smart Home Security Company Using AI to Protect Homes and Businesses
What Is Arlo?
Arlo Technologies is a smart home security company that was spun out of Netgear in 2018 and listed on the NYSE. While headquartered in the United States, Arlo has a significant Australian presence and is one of the most widely used smart security camera platforms in the country: sold through major Australian retailers including JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, and Officeworks.
Arlo’s wireless, battery-powered cameras and AI-powered cloud platform have become a go-to solution for Australian homes and small businesses looking for professional-grade security monitoring without the cost and complexity of traditional CCTV systems.
How Arlo Uses AI
- Object detection: AI computer vision distinguishes between people, vehicles, animals, and packages: sending specific alerts rather than triggering on every passing car or rustling leaf
- Facial recognition: Arlo’s AI can learn to recognise familiar faces and alert only when an unfamiliar person is detected: reducing false alarm fatigue
- Package detection: AI specifically identifies package deliveries and sends alerts, helping small businesses and home offices track deliveries
- Activity zones: Machine learning allows users to define specific areas of interest in camera views. AI only alerts when activity occurs in those zones
- Smart alerts: AI analyses motion patterns over time to distinguish normal activity from genuinely suspicious behaviour
- Arlo Secure: AI-powered cloud subscription service that provides 24/7 monitoring, emergency response, and intelligent activity history
Why It Matters for Australian Small Business
For retail stores, cafes, offices, and warehouses, Arlo provides professional-grade AI security monitoring at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. No wiring, no installation fees, no NVR hardware: just cameras that connect to Wi-Fi and an AI cloud platform that does the intelligent monitoring.
The ability to check cameras from a phone anywhere in the world is particularly valuable for small business owners who can’t always be on-site.
Key Facts
- Founded: 2018 (spun out of Netgear)
- Listed: NYSE (ARLO)
- Australian presence: Major retail distribution; dedicated Australian support
- Products: Wireless security cameras, video doorbells, floodlight cameras
- Platform: Arlo Secure cloud AI subscription
- Use cases: Home security, small business monitoring, package tracking
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This profile is part of SmallBizAI.au’s guide to Australian AI companies by industry and our Australian AI Companies directory.
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