Eliminating redundant computing boxes in autonomous mobile robots by virtualizing safety and AI onto a single modern SoC.
Replacing separate safety microcontrollers and high-performance industrial PCs with a single multi-core compute board reduces vehicle BOM cost by $3,200 and cuts power consumption by 45W.
Even while the Linux partition compiled complex neural networks under 100% CPU load, the safety RTOS partition maintained a worst-case jitter below 1.2 microseconds on its 1 kHz safety task.
Deploying consolidated hypervisor architectures across a fleet of 50 industrial AMRs reduced physical harness weight by 14 kg per robot and achieved 100% safety certification compliance.