BrainChip Gives the Edge to Search and Rescue Operations
BrainChip Holdings (BRCHF) has partnered with ARQUIMEA to develop an AI-powered detection system for water safety and rescue operations. The solution combines BrainChip's Akida technology with Prophesee's event-based Metavision® camera on low-power drones to detect distressed swimmers and surfers across large beach areas.
The system processes vision data directly through Akida without converting to traditional frame-based formats, offering faster detection, lower power consumption, and reduced latency by keeping AI/ML processing local to the chip. Compared to conventional camera solutions using CNNs, this event-based approach provides improved tracking capabilities with lower computational and memory requirements.
BrainChip Holdings (BRCHF) ha stretto una collaborazione con ARQUIMEA per sviluppare un sistema di rilevamento basato sull'intelligenza artificiale dedicato alla sicurezza delle acque e alle operazioni di soccorso. La soluzione integra la tecnologia Akida di BrainChip con la videocamera Metavision® a eventi di Prophesee, montata su droni a basso consumo, per individuare nuotatori e surfisti in difficoltà su ampie zone di spiaggia.
Il sistema elabora i dati visivi direttamente tramite Akida senza convertirli nei tradizionali formati a frame, garantendo rilevamenti più rapidi, un consumo energetico ridotto e una latenza inferiore grazie all'elaborazione AI/ML locale sul chip. Rispetto alle soluzioni convenzionali con telecamere che utilizzano reti neurali convoluzionali (CNN), questo approccio basato su eventi migliora le capacità di tracciamento con requisiti computazionali e di memoria inferiori.
BrainChip Holdings (BRCHF) se ha asociado con ARQUIMEA para desarrollar un sistema de detección impulsado por inteligencia artificial para la seguridad acuática y operaciones de rescate. La solución combina la tecnología Akida de BrainChip con la cámara Metavision® basada en eventos de Prophesee, montada en drones de bajo consumo, para detectar nadadores y surfistas en apuros en grandes áreas de playa.
El sistema procesa los datos visuales directamente a través de Akida sin convertirlos a formatos tradicionales basados en cuadros, ofreciendo una detección más rápida, menor consumo de energía y una latencia reducida al mantener el procesamiento AI/ML local en el chip. En comparación con las soluciones convencionales de cámaras que utilizan CNN, este enfoque basado en eventos proporciona mejores capacidades de seguimiento con menores requisitos computacionales y de memoria.
BrainChip Holdings (BRCHF)는 ARQUIMEA와 협력하여 수상 안전 및 구조 작업을 위한 AI 기반 감지 시스템을 개발했습니다. 이 솔루션은 BrainChip의 Akida 기술과 Prophesee의 이벤트 기반 Metavision® 카메라를 저전력 드론에 결합하여 넓은 해변 지역에서 조난된 수영객과 서퍼를 탐지합니다.
시스템은 전통적인 프레임 기반 형식으로 변환하지 않고 Akida를 통해 시각 데이터를 직접 처리하여 더 빠른 감지, 낮은 전력 소비 및 AI/ML 처리를 칩 내에서 로컬로 유지함으로써 지연 시간을 줄입니다. CNN을 사용하는 기존 카메라 솔루션과 비교할 때, 이 이벤트 기반 접근법은 더 낮은 계산 및 메모리 요구 사항으로 향상된 추적 기능을 제공합니다.
BrainChip Holdings (BRCHF) s’est associé à ARQUIMEA pour développer un système de détection alimenté par l’IA destiné à la sécurité aquatique et aux opérations de sauvetage. La solution combine la technologie Akida de BrainChip avec la caméra Metavision® basée sur les événements de Prophesee, installée sur des drones à faible consommation, afin de détecter les nageurs et surfeurs en détresse sur de vastes zones de plage.
Le système traite les données visuelles directement via Akida sans les convertir en formats traditionnels basés sur des images, offrant une détection plus rapide, une consommation d’énergie réduite et une latence moindre grâce au traitement AI/ML localisé sur la puce. Comparé aux solutions classiques utilisant des caméras avec des CNN, cette approche basée sur les événements améliore les capacités de suivi tout en réduisant les besoins en calcul et en mémoire.
BrainChip Holdings (BRCHF) hat sich mit ARQUIMEA zusammengeschlossen, um ein KI-gestütztes Erkennungssystem für Wassersicherheit und Rettungseinsätze zu entwickeln. Die Lösung kombiniert die Akida-Technologie von BrainChip mit der ereignisbasierten Metavision®-Kamera von Prophesee auf energieeffizienten Drohnen, um verunglückte Schwimmer und Surfer über große Strandbereiche hinweg zu erkennen.
Das System verarbeitet Bilddaten direkt über Akida, ohne sie in traditionelle, framebasierte Formate umzuwandeln, was schnellere Erkennung, geringeren Energieverbrauch und reduzierte Latenz durch lokale KI/ML-Verarbeitung auf dem Chip ermöglicht. Im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Kameralösungen mit CNN bietet dieser ereignisbasierte Ansatz verbesserte Tracking-Fähigkeiten bei niedrigerem Rechen- und Speicherbedarf.
- Development of innovative AI-powered detection system for potentially life-saving applications
- Strategic partnership with ARQUIMEA expanding market reach
- Technology demonstrates superior performance metrics over conventional solutions
- Solution addresses clear market need in beach safety and surveillance
- No financial terms or revenue projections disclosed
- Early-stage partnership with unproven market adoption
ARQUIMEA has demonstrated BrainChip’s Akida with a Prophesee event-based Metavision® camera on a low-power drone to detect distressed swimmers and surfers, helping lifeguards scale their services for large beach areas. The integration allows vision data to be processed directly by Akida without the need for conversion into traditional frame-based formats as required of conventional computer-vision algorithms.
“As dedicated and proficient as lifeguards are, there is no possible way for them to keep track of each and every beachgoer enjoying the ocean across miles of coastline,” said Miguel Lopez Estevez, Head of Robotics ARQUIMEA. “By demonstrating a system of drones with intelligence built in that can quickly and accurately identify people in the water who may be in distress, we aim to improve our search and rescue capabilities and proactively save lives that might otherwise have escaped detection.”
BrainChip’s Akida mimics the human brain to analyze only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, processing data with unparalleled efficiency, precision and economy of energy. Keeping AI/ML local to the chip, independent of the cloud, also dramatically reduces latency. Compared to conventional frame-based camera solutions using CNNs, BrainChip’s event-based vision solutions provide benefits of faster detection, lower computations, better tracking, lower power and cost, and lower memory requirements.
“The objective of event-based vision solution providers has long been a way to achieve faster and more accurate object detection with substantially fewer memory and computation requirements,” said Jonathan Tapson, Chief Development Officer of BrainChip. “BrainChip’s Akida, working in conjunction with Prophesee’s event-based vision systems, provides the ability to compute drone data efficiently, reducing latency for faster detection and minimizing demands on power to provide companies like ARQUIMEA with advantages that have previously been unavailable. We are proud to have our IP leveraged in such an important life-and-death application.”
About BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY) BrainChip is the worldwide leader in Edge AI on-chip processing and learning. The company’s first-to-market, fully digital, event-based AI processor, AkidaTM, uses neuromorphic principles to mimic the human brain, analyzing only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, processing data with unparalleled efficiency, precision, and economy of energy. Akida uniquely enables Edge learning local to the chip, independent of the cloud, dramatically reducing latency while improving privacy and data security. Akida Neural processor IP, which can be integrated into SoCs on any process technology, has shown substantial benefits on today’s workloads and networks, and offers a platform for developers to create, tune and run their models using standard AI workflows like Tensorflow/Keras. In enabling effective Edge compute to be universally deployable across real world applications such as connected cars, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT, BrainChip is proving that on-chip AI, close to the sensor, is the future, for its customers’ products, as well as the planet. Explore the benefits of Essential AI at www.brainchip.com.
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About ARQUIMEA:
ARQUIMEA is a Spanish technology company with a global presence, dedicated to developing and delivering innovative solutions in highly demanding sectors such as aerospace, defense, and fintech. With research, development, and innovation at the core of its identity, ARQUIMEA believes in the transformative power of technology to drive societal progress. The company creates cutting-edge technologies and turns them into real-world products and solutions that generate impact across the industries it serves.
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