Overcoming challenges of deployment
of AI-based video analytics in the security space

One of the major challenges companies face while deploying AI-based video analytics is to fit customer expectations within the budget. Turning all cameras into the smart AI sensors can give the customer clear benefits and flexibility in day-to-day operations. It can help to reduce cost of operation, improve the efficiency of processes, ensure security and great customer experience. However, when the cost per stream of AI processing is getting too high, and deployment efforts exceed the project timeline and budget, customers should compromise andapply AI-based video analytics only to the limited number of AI security cameras.

Our Metis platform can help to reach the best price per stream performance while keeping high levels of accuracy and low power consumption. Using standard interfaces, like PCIe and M.2 will help to quickly integrate and adapt solutions for new deployment and retrofit already installed systems. The Axelera® AI Voyager® SDK helps to easily port existing ML models to the Azelera AI Metis chip without costly retraining.

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“The exceptional performance and accuracy of the Axelera® AI Acceleration platform have significantly fueled our collaborative efforts. Its unmatched performance-to-price ratio, surpassing traditional GPUs and dedicated AI Processing units, has been critical in our selection process. We are confident that leveraging their state-of-the-art YOLO performances will empower us to tackle new challenges in our current and future video analysis applications.”

AI is accelerating innovation in security and safety applications

Real-time threat detection and response

Improve security in different areas by processing data instantly, cutting down delays, and protecting privacy. Quickly detect and respond to threats, use resources better, and support spread-out operations. This makes your security systems faster, more flexible, and ready for new threats.

AI can seamlessly ensure safety without intruding on comfort.

As AI technology is always alert, AI is revolutionizing the way we monitor and protect environments.AI can detect anomalies in behavior, alerting staff to potential threats before they escalate. The potential of AI in security extends from public spaces to private businesses. Such as real-time workplace safety monitoring (see below).

The potential of AI in enhancing security within smart city solutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) by optimizing traffic flow, decreasing congestion, enhancing safety measures, and providing alerts for traffic violations and hazardous conditions. AI models allow for real-time, precise analysis of traffic images and videos, enabling effective detection and tracking of vehicles, pedestrians, and other objects.

AI-Powered PPE detection with Axelera AI Metis

Watch this demonstration together with our partner, Fogsphere, showcasing the cutting-edge use of AI for personal protective equipment (PPE) detection. In this video, we illustrate a typical use case which could be applied on a construction site where safety regulations are mandatory.

We're using one of our Metis Evaluation Systems equipped with an Intel i5 processor for image preprocessing and a Metis AIPU to handle a demanding object detector model. This setup leverages the 200 TOPS available on the Metis AIPU to run the model in real-time, even under challenging lighting conditions.

Integrating the Axelera Metis AI Accelerator into our Fogsphere AI platform has significantly bolstered our ability to deliver high-performance safety, security and operational intelligence solutions. It enables us to achieve exceptional price performance across a diverse range of industrial and retail use cases.
~Pasquale Giampa, CEO at Fogsphere

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Freedom to innovate

The highly cost-efficient, easy-to-integrate and future-proof Axelera AI Metis Platform accelerates equipment and software deployment by providing a comprehensive hardware and software solution for accelerating Vision AI in security and safety applications. While the hardware design enhances performance and reduces cost and power consumption, the usability of Metis makes vision AI technology accessible to a broader range of developers and enterprises worldwide, so you have the freedom to innovate.

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Fabrizio Del Maffeo, CEO & Co-founder explains how Axelera AI addresses market gaps with innovative computer vision AI accelerator hardware, delivering high performance and efficiency for the Embedded and Edge spaces at lower power consumption and cost.

Why switch to our AI acceleration hardware?

Why should you switch from your current acceleration hardware to the Metis solution? Metis provides a competitive advantage for AI security cameras and other Security and Safety Systems in four significant ways.

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Highest performance/$ ratio in the market

Enhancing the competitive edge in AI security with power and cost efficiency from Metis AIPU

In the competitive setting of AI in security and surveillance, our solution stands out by reducing power usage and operational costs, thus allowing OEMs to create more competitive products (see graphs). Our highly cost-effective hardware features the Metis AI Processing Unit (AIPU), delivering up to 5× higher throughput and up to 5× more efficiency.

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Impeccable accuracy

Enhancing security and surveillance with Metis' vision AI precision and efficiency

As accuracy is critical for AI in Security and Surveillance, Metis guarantees the precision of Vision AI models, fostering trust in your products through the minimization of false positives and negatives. Proprietary technologies for quantization and Digital In-Memory Computing significantly enhances cost efficiency and energy efficiency of Metis, while maintaining impeccable accuracy in running Vision AI models. The FP32-equivalent accuracy ensures that the Vision AI applications you deploy will deliver the reliability and performance necessary for critical security and surveillance tasks without drawbacks.

Quicker Development Cycles

Scalable hardware and SDK Solutions for rapid market adaptation

Our comprehensive solution includes hardware with a scalable architecture and an SDK with model zoo, crafted to expedite the development process. Things like our quantization method, CPU-agnostic design and available open-source code eliminate the need for network retraining. You can just plug in your own AI model, which is then calibrated fast with a very small subset of your image dataset. This enables quick development, so OEMs of AI security cameras can rapidly respond to market demands and trends.

Future-proof hardware

Harnessing collaborative open-source technology and scalable architecture with RISC-V

Leverage of collaborative open-source technology like RISC-V and scalable architecture design ensures the Metis platform is prepared for future innovation.

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Industry leaders, you’re invited

We invite Security & Safety experts, Embedded Hardware Engineers, Machine Learning Specialists and others to explore the potential of the Metis Evaluation System. This tool accelerates your development cycles as well as your AI software capabilities, reduces your operational costs, and upholds the highest levels of accuracy and reliability in your Vision AI applications. Take the first step towards a future where Vision AI is not just integrated, but integral to the success of your solutions. Today.

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February 20 , 2026 Announcement

Axelera AI Announces Six New Partnerships to Unlock What Edge AI Can Build Next

Axelera® AI is expanding its ecosystem with six strategic partnerships spanning OEM integration, software development, value-added reselling, and regional distribution, bringing purpose-built AI acceleration within reach for every innovator building real-world applications.

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October 21 , 2025 Press Release

Axelera Announces Europa AIPU, Setting New Industry Benchmark for AI Accelerator Performance, Power Efficiency and Affordability

Axelera AI, the leading provider of purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology, today announced Europa™, an AI processor unit (AIPU) that sets a new performance/price standard for multi-user generative AI and computer vision applications.

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September 08 , 2025 Press Release

Axelera® AI Boosts LLMs at the Edge by 2x with Metis M.2 Max Introduction

Axelera AI today announced Metis M.2 Max, a new addition to the company's class-leading Metis AI processor unit (AIPU) family. The Metis M.2 Max delivers first of its kind performance for LLMs and VLMs for low power, embedded devices.

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