Herta participated in this controlled testing environment with Biosurveillance, its high-performance video surveillance system based on facial recognition, designed to identify people in crowded, dynamic and highly complex operational environments.

The completion of this process represents a milestone for the company and for Europe’s biometrics sector. Herta positions itself as the first European company specialising in facial recognition prepared to implement projects in public spaces in line with the new European Artificial Intelligence Regulation, AI Act, in those cases permitted by the regulation and under the safeguards required in terms of human oversight, risk management, traceability, technical documentation, cybersecurity and protection of fundamental rights.

The accreditation diploma awarded to Herta recognises its participation with Biosurveillance in the Artificial Intelligence Sandbox, developed between May 2025 and June 2026 and framed within Royal Decree 817/2023. The closing ceremony took place in Madrid on 11 June 2026.

“Completing the European Union’s first Artificial Intelligence Sandbox is a strategic milestone for Herta. It demonstrates that it is possible to develop and deploy facial recognition technology from Europe with the highest legal, technical and ethical safeguards,” says Javier Rodríguez, General Manager of the company.

With this recognition, Herta reinforces its leadership as a European provider of advanced biometric technology for public security, critical infrastructure, transport, major events, border control and high-traffic spaces.