Movidius Strikes Deal With Hikvision to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Intelligent Cameras
San Mateo, Calif.-based Movidius, which specializes in embedded machine-vision technology, together with Hikvision announced that Movidius’ Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU) technology will be powering a new lineup of smart cameras. Among other things, Myriad 2 will be utilized for running cutting-edge Deep Neural Networks in order to perform much higher accuracy video analytics locally.
The companies stated that Deep Neural Networks are rapidly replacing traditional computer vision approaches to video analytics, allowing security systems to automatically detect anomalies such as suspicious packages, drivers distracted by mobile devices, and intruders trying to access secure locations. Running Deep Neural Networks has historically required devices to depend on additional compute in the cloud, but due to the ultra-low power Myriad 2 VPU, these advanced algorithms can now be run at the edge, inside cameras themselves.