Axiomtek, a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted to the research, development, and manufacture of innovative, highly efficient, and reliable industrial computer products, is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with Axelera AI, a pioneer in edge AI inference solutions. This collaboration combines Axiomtek’s proven expertise in industrial computing with Axelera AI’s breakthrough edge acceleration technology to deliver cutting-edge AI performance at the edge, enabling advanced applications that demand high accuracy and complex analysis, including real-time public security, medical imaging diagnostics, autonomous driving, precision agriculture, and industrial inspections.
Axiomtek’s latest Edge AI system, AIM101, now integrates seamlessly with the Axelera® M.2 AI inference acceleration card, featuring a quad-core Metis® AIPU. This combination delivers data center-class AI performance directly to the edge, enabling real-time computer vision processing. The result is faster, more efficient operations, reduced latency, and expanded opportunities for AI-powered industrial automation.
“We are excited to collaborate with Axelera AI to deliver a scalable and efficient Edge AI solution. By combining our robust system design with Axelera’s high-performance inference engine, we’re enabling customers to deploy more intelligent, responsive, and cost-effective machine vision applications at the edge.”
— Joyce Lee, Product Manager, Axiomtek
Axiomtek’s AIM101 features a fanless design powered by the Intel® N150 processor and supports various AI accelerator cards with up to 100 TOPS performance via a PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 slot. It offers rich connectivity options, including dual 2.5GbE LAN, USB 3.2, HDMI, and wireless support for Wi-Fi 6E and LTE. The system supports a wide voltage input range from 9 to 36 VDC with smart ignition and flexible power control for USB and LTE devices, making it ideal for edge deployment. Its compact yet durable construction and operating temperature range of -20°C to 60°C ensure reliable performance for machine vision, video analytics, and real-time AI inference at the edge.
Delivered by Axelera® AI, the Metis® AI processing unit is purpose-built to deliver high-performance compute capabilities while maintaining the energy efficiency needed for edge use cases. Metis is accompanied by the Voyager® SDK, which offers a user-friendly and easy-to-integrate environment for building a data pipeline.
“We are thrilled to have Axiomtek join the growing ecosystem of partners supporting the Metis platform. Their industrious approach to delivering outstanding and quality products to customers makes Axiomtek a great solution for customers looking to enhance their computer vision solutions.”
— John Wilkins, Director, Global Sales Channel, Axelera AI
About Axelera AI
Axelera AI is the leading provider of purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology for AI inference, including computer vision and generative AI applications. Its first-generation product is the game-changing Metis® AI platform – a holistic hardware and software solution for Edge AI inference which delivers the world’s highest performance and power-efficiency at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions. Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Axelera AI has R&D offices in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and the UK, with more than 180 employees in 18 countries. Its team of experts in AI software and hardware hail from top AI firms and Fortune 500 companies. Axelera AI official website: www.axelera.ai