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Vergo
A worker recording a task on a phone while a colleague handles containers in a facility

THE VERGO PLATFORM

From workplace
video to practical
action.

Record a task. Understand its Physical Demand and Work Efficiency. Decide what to change, then record again and compare.

Book a DemoWhat Vergo Produces

WORK IMPROVEMENT REPORT

Material handling

Simulated example
Pose overlay · concept
Simulated task duration
12 min
Illustrative task cycles
32

Illustrative interface and simulated figures—not measurements from the pictured scene or customer results.

WHAT A TASK ANALYSIS CAN SHOW

Illustrative pattern: extended reaching in 26 of 32 simulated cycles; material retrieval accounts for 23% of simulated task time.

IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITY

Review material presentation with the work team, test a practical adjustment and compare task movement and timing under comparable conditions.

How Vergo works

Video in. A clearer understanding of the task out. Then improve the work and verify the change.

  1. Record

    A representative section of the task.

  2. Track and measure

    Pose tracking, task steps and timing.

  3. Review findings

    Physical Demand and Work Efficiency.

  4. Decide what to change

    Your team chooses what to test.

  5. Compare

    Record again and compare what changed.

Diagram: record, track and measure, review findings, decide what to change, compare.

  1. PREPARE

    • 01Record the task

      Record a representative section of the task with a phone or tablet. For repeating work, capture enough complete repetitions to understand the cycle.

  2. TRACK AND MEASURE

    • 02Vergo interprets the recording

      Computer vision tracks the worker’s pose through the selected section and measures what is observed.

  3. INTERPRET AND REPORT

    • 03Review Physical Demand

      See which physical demands were observed, how often and for how long.

    • 04Review Work Efficiency

      Review confirmed task steps, observed timing and repeating cycles when the footage supports it.

  4. ACT AND VERIFY

    • 05Decide what to change

      Use an Improvement Plan to record the change your team chooses to test.

    • 06Record again and compare

      Record the task under comparable conditions and compare what was observed.

What goes into an assessment

Each assessment draws on the recording and on what your team knows about the task.

GOES IN

  • Representative task recording
  • Task context from the team

COMES OUT

  • Physical Demand
  • Work Efficiency
  • Work Improvement Report
Diagram: a task recording plus task context produces Physical Demand findings, Work Efficiency findings and a Work Improvement Report.

  • The task and its context

    What is being handled, where the task sits in the process and how often it is performed.

  • How the body moves

    Tracked pose landmarks show bending, reaching, arm elevation and other measurable demands.

  • Task steps and timing

    How the recording divides into confirmed steps and how time is distributed across them.

  • Repeating cycles

    When the footage captures several complete repetitions, how long each cycle takes.

  • Equipment, layout and material flow

    Work height, reach distance, tools and how product arrives and leaves the work area.

  • Changes that may be practical

    What the workplace could realistically test, based on what the team knows about the work.

Inside a Vergo task analysis

Explore the same constructed material-handling scenario introduced on the homepage. Physical Demand and Work Efficiency describe different aspects of the task—not separate assessments or independent results.

Task analysis · Material handling

Simulated example
Pose overlay · conceptPhysical Demand · illustrative pose overlay

Illustrative overlay only—not verified tracking output. The figures below are simulated and are not derived from the pictured task.

Physical Demand

26 / 32

simulated cycles with extended reaching

47 s

simulated cumulative reaching duration

A movement event count and its duration describe observed exposure within a recording; they do not establish an injury-risk rating.

Work Efficiency

Task Steps & Timing · 12-minute simulated scenario · 32 example cycles

  • Retrieve materials23% of simulated time
  • Position container18% of simulated time
  • Transfer container41% of simulated time
  • Reset18% of simulated time

Step shares describe how time is allocated; they do not, by themselves, demonstrate waste or an opportunity to remove work.

Cycle Analysis

The example assumes 32 complete task cycles. Actual cycle analysis depends on sufficient, clearly identifiable repetitions in the recording.

Improvement opportunity · what to review

Review material presentation and the task sequence with the workplace team. Test a practical change and compare movements and timing under comparable conditions.

Illustrative interface and simulated figures—not measurements from the pictured scene or customer results.

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The parts of Vergo

  • Assessments

    One recorded task, analyzed through both lenses.

  • Work Areas

    Organize assessments by line, station or site.

  • Physical Demand

    Observed demands such as bending, reaching and arm elevation, with frequency and duration.

  • Task Steps & Timing

    Confirmed steps with timestamps, duration and share of the recording.

  • Cycle Analysis

    Confirmed cycles and average cycle time when a clear repeating work cycle is detected.

  • Improvement Plans

    The change your team decides to test, linked to the findings.

  • Comparisons

    Current state and after-change assessments side by side.

  • Reports

    A Work Improvement Report summarizing findings and improvement opportunities.

Guided setup

In-product guidance helps users record and set up a task, review what Vergo found and understand the next steps in the workflow.

Before and after

Record the current task, test a practical change and record it again under comparable conditions. Vergo can help teams compare the measured movement and timing characteristics of each recording.

Comparison · same example task

Simulated example
Simulated hypothetical before and after values for material handling
MeasureCurrent exampleHypothetical after
Cycles with extended reaching26 / 3214 / 32
Cumulative reaching duration47 s29 s
Time allocated to retrieval23%17%

Constructed before-and-after values for interface illustration only. They are not measured improvements, predicted results or evidence of reduced injury risk.

Built on established methods

Dalhousie University

A validation study conducted with researchers at Dalhousie University compared Vergo’s movement measurements with optical motion capture under controlled laboratory conditions.

National Research Council of Canada

Technology development supported by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.

Support does not constitute product validation or endorsement by the National Research Council of Canada.

Read about the research

Analyze the task, not the worker.

Vergo is designed to analyze how a task is performed, not to evaluate individual workers. Differences in timing may reflect task conditions, quality checks or necessary recovery, not simply inefficiency. Workers and workplace teams bring the context needed to decide which changes are practical.

Vergo supports workplace task review. It is not a medical diagnosis or regulatory determination.

One product, many teams

The same assessment supports different roles. Jump to yours.

Frequently asked questions

Two workers reviewing workplace task findings on a tablet in a manufacturing facility

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Better-designed work starts with better understanding.

Book a demo to explore both views of physical work, review an illustrative task analysis and discuss your safety and operational goals.

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