2 posts tagged with "NPU"

In a previous post, I shared our commitment to collaborating with Rebellions NPUs to enable 24/7 “always-on AI” for industrial environments.

https://mellerikat.com/en/blog/News/rebellions

Today, I’m pleased to announce that this commitment has resulted in a tangible technical milestone.

mellerikat’s EVA (Evolved Vision Agent) has successfully completed end-to-end service validation on Rebellions’ latest server-grade NPU, ATOM™-Max, integrating Vision models, LLMs, and VLMs into a unified production pipeline.

🛠️ Beyond Running a Model — Executing the Entire Service Pipeline​

Running a single model on an NPU is fundamentally different from operating an entire production service reliably. Through this validation, EVA demonstrated uninterrupted execution of the full pipeline on ATOM™-Max:

Camera Input → Object Detection (Vision) → Scenario Interpretation (VLM) → Situation Assessment (LLM) → Alert & Control Dispatch

This result confirms that complex AI pipelines required in real-world operations — beyond isolated model benchmarks — can be fully orchestrated on NPUs.

Rebellions has also recognized this milestone as “the first real-world operation of a VLM-based AI service on a commercial NPU platform,” expressing strong expectations for future adoption.

📈 Next Phase: Quantifying TCO Innovation Through Stress Testing​

Following successful end-to-end validation, EVA now enters the stress testing phase, simulating real factory environments.

We will analyze system stability, throughput, and power efficiency under extreme conditions where multiple cameras generate simultaneous input streams. The insights gained will be delivered to customers as actionable guidance, including:

1. Optimal NPU Configuration Standards Cost-efficient hardware configuration guidelines based on camera count and required inference performance.

2. Quantified TCO Reduction vs. GPUs Practical economic analysis including power consumption and operational costs — not just hardware pricing.

3. Minimized Deployment Risk Standardized NPU configurations that shorten deployment time and accelerate large-scale adoption.

✨ Conclusion: Reducing GPU Dependence and Enabling Sustainable AI​

The key takeaway from this validation is clear: Multimodal industrial AI has reached a level where real-world operations are possible using NPUs alone.

For organizations that have hesitated to adopt AI due to high GPU costs, the combination of EVA and Rebellions offers a practical and powerful alternative.

By breaking the high-cost barrier and enabling safer, higher-quality, and more productive operations at lower cost, EVA and Rebellions are working together to establish a new standard for sustainable industrial AI.

👉 Industrial AI Powered by EVA: Finding the Answer in 'Economic Efficiency' Beyond Performance​

In industrial environments, AI is no longer a function to be called only when needed.

It must be an 'Always-on' system that performs continuous inference 24/7, processing the constant stream of data generated by cameras and sensors.

However, operating massive AI models like Vision-Language Models (VLMs) on expensive GPU-based infrastructure around the clock imposes a significant cost burden on customers.

To break down this cost barrier and accelerate the adoption of industrial AI, mellerikat EVA has joined forces with Rebellions.

👍 1. NPU: Surpassing GPU Limits in Price Competitiveness and Efficiency​

Innovation in infrastructure costs (TCO) is essential for the widespread adoption of industrial VLM services. Rebellions' NPU meets these demands with superior efficiency compared to general-purpose GPUs.

• Unrivaled Inference Performance: Rebellions’ ATOM NPU has proven up to 3x faster processing speeds in the vision domain compared to equivalent GPUs in global benchmarks like MLPerf.
• Superior Performance-per-Watt and Cost Savings: In a 24/7 operational environment, the NPU reduces power consumption by more than 50% compared to GPUs while maintaining high throughput (TPS). This directly leads to a reduction in the customer's operational cost burden.
• VLM Optimization: Latest large-scale model optimization technologies, such as FlashAttention and PagedAttention, are implemented at the hardware level, allowing heavy VLMs to run lightly and quickly.

EVA running on Rebellions NPU means customers can own cutting-edge Physical AI at the most economical cost.

👍 2. VLM Optimization: Extensive Model Testing and Technical Validation​

mellerikat is currently testing various state-of-the-art VLM models within the EVA platform in the Rebellions NPU environment.

We are going beyond simply replacing hardware; we are advancing our software stack to ensure that complex industrial scenarios are processed at optimal speeds on the NPU.

Through this process, we are finalizing the 'NPU-based VLM Service, EVA' at a level ready for immediate field deployment.

👍 3. From LG Electronics Deployment to Global Supply: A Strategic Roadmap​

The collaboration between mellerikat and Rebellions aims for substantial business expansion beyond a simple technical partnership.

1. Advanced VLM Optimization: We are in the validation stage to ensure optimal power efficiency and processing speed by testing various latest VLM models on Rebellions NPU.
2. Deployment at LG Electronics Production Sites: Based on validated VLM models and NPU optimization technology, we are prioritizing the introduction of NPU-based AI into major production processes and safety monitoring systems within LG Electronics.
3. External Supply of EVA+NPU Package: Leveraging successful references at LG Electronics, we plan to provide the EVA platform in an integrated solution package with Rebellions NPU for future external clients.

By adopting EVA, customers can enjoy a full-stack service that combines optimized hardware and a robust platform at a reasonable price, without the hassle of selecting complex hardware themselves.

👏 Conclusion: The Standard for Sustainable Industrial AI​

The combination of EVA and Rebellions NPU is a strategic choice to transform AI from a simple technology adoption into a service structure that operates continuously at a realistic cost.

Through this powerful collaboration spanning from hardware to the service platform, mellerikat will become a partner that accelerates AI transformation in industrial fields and fundamentally resolves the infrastructure burden for our customers.