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Aerial shot of Fort Knox ...then into the BULLION VAULTS to watch billots being throwen around would have been more enjoyable.
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Be a bastard of a job logging each brick manually.
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Aerial shot of Fort Knox ...then into the BULLION VAULTS to watch billots being throwen around would have been more enjoyable.
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Be a bastard of a job logging each brick manually.
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Effectively nothing. Exceding the 25% against vote on the Rem report two years in a row triggered the spill motion which was then not carried.
Shareholders had an opportunity to spill the board and voted not to.
Any party who wants to try this malarky again, starts again from scratch.
People looking for any negative info. to use against the company may bring it up, but in essence the company moves forward as if it never occurred. Onwards and upwards.
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Thank you for your post! To be honest, I tried to understand the today’s announcement as well because yesterday we had a different result. I couldn’t make something out of it…Now it makes sense! 🫡
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Gesture Appliances Control with Pose Detection - BrainChip AKD1000 | Expert Projects
Control your TV, Air Conditioner or Lightbulb by just pointing your finger at them, using the BrainChip AKD1000 achieving great accuracy and low power consumption.docs.edgeimpulse.com
Hi Tothemoon24,
yes, this electronics engineer and YouTuber from the Dominican Republic is an interesting guy. He works for Arduino. I came across his March 2023 unboxing video of an Akida Dev Kit on his YouTube channel over Christmas (https://www.youtube.com/mcmchris) and discovered three projects relating to Brainchip on his GitHub page. Was just about to post this today in reply to someone who had questioned whether anyone was still working with Akida1000. I reckon this gentleman does not think it was a “failure” as some people keep on claiming…
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A new Wevolver article picking up on the “Gesture Appliances Control with Pose Detection“ Edge Impulse project using AKD1000 by electronics engineer Christopher Méndez (who works as a content creator at Arduino), which was first published on Edge Impulse back in January:
Enhancing Smart Homes with Pose Detection Using Neuromorphic Computing and Edge AI
Pose detection technology leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to interpret human movements in real-time, enabling seamless, intuitive device control through simple gestures.
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It appears Chris Méndez continues to work on image processing with Akida:
GitHub - mcmchris/Brainchip-image-processing
Contribute to mcmchris/Brainchip-image-processing development by creating an account on GitHub.
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After all, he’s gotta make the most of that Raspberry Pi Dev Kit he purchased more than a year ago!
Personally, I am not a fan of websites such as Wevolver that companies can pay for marketing, but it sure is good exposure in engineering circles:
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A few from my favorite folder that I’ve forgotten to post
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Here is an interesting Wevolver article (sponsored by Mouser Electronics) well worth reading, as it summarises the emerging uses of radar technology:
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In the context of inside cabin monitoring, radar sensors utilize electromagnetic waves to detect objects and movements inside the vehicle, providing real-time data about the cabin's interior environment. Combined with sophisticated software and mapping algorithms, this technology is adept at identifying the position and movement of passengers, for the purposes of occupant monitoring and safety. For example, inside-cabin monitoring can be used to ensure that airbags deploy appropriately in the event of a collision to minimize injuries. Furthermore, radar-based systems can monitor driver alertness, detecting signs of drowsiness or distraction by observing head position and movement, thereby prompting alerts to reduce the risk of accidents [2].
Radar is used for in-cabin monitoring applications in modern vehicles. Image credit: Infineon.
One notable application of in-cabin radar is the child presence detection system. This system alerts drivers if a child is inadvertently left behind in a vehicle, thereby preventing heat-related injuries or fatalities.
The benefits of in-cabin radar technology also extend beyond safety. Comfort is significantly enhanced through features like automatic adjustment of climate control systems based on the occupancy and positioning of passengers. This might include optimal temperature settings across different zones within the vehicle, improving the overall driving experience.
This approach uses electromagnetic waves to detect the minute movements of the chest as the heart beats and lungs expand and contract, converting these movements into digital signals that can be analyzed to monitor health metrics continuously. Unlike traditional methods that require physical contact with the body, radar-based health monitoring is non-intrusive, offering a significant advantage in various settings, from hospitals to homes.[3]
There are many benefits of contactless monitoring in today's health-conscious world. For patients in critical care, it minimizes the risk of infection and discomfort associated with frequent physical check-ups. In home settings, it allows for the continuous observation of elderly or chronically ill patients without intruding on their comfort or privacy.
One of the most noteworthy advancements in this area is the development of radar-based sleep monitors. These devices can accurately measure sleep quality, breathing rate, and even detect sleep apnea without the need for uncomfortable wearables. This technology is particularly useful for monitoring sleep patterns and detecting early signs of respiratory or cardiac conditions, enabling timely medical intervention.
One of the key benefits of radar in industrial settings is its contribution to workplace safety. For instance, radar sensors can create invisible safety zones around dangerous machinery. When these zones are breached by an unexpected object or person, the system can automatically shut down the equipment, preventing potential injuries. In manufacturing facilities and construction sites where the interaction between heavy machinery and workers is a constant concern, these safety zones can be a huge step toward worker safety. [4]
Furthermore, radar technology is instrumental in improving operational efficiency. In large warehouses or ports, radar-based systems can track the movement of goods and vehicles, optimizing logistics and reducing the time it takes to load and unload cargo. This helps to speed up operations as well as minimize the risk of accidents by providing operators with better awareness of their surroundings.
One of the primary advantages of radar in smart homes is its precision and reliability. Unlike traditional motion sensors that might be triggered by irrelevant movements, radar can discern between different types of motion, distinguishing between a person walking into a room and minor movements like curtains fluttering. This capability allows for smarter automation of lighting, heating, cooling, and security systems, ensuring they operate more efficiently and only when needed. [5]
For instance, smart thermostats equipped with radar can adjust the temperature based on the number of people in a room and their level of activity, optimizing comfort and energy use. Similarly, security systems can use radar to monitor the surroundings of a property without the need for cameras, offering peace of mind without the intrusion of visual surveillance.
Products equipped with radar are already on the market. Google's second-generation Nest Hub uses radar for sleep tracking, allowing users to monitor their sleep patterns without wearing any devices.[6] As radar technology continues to evolve, its integration into smart home devices and IoT ecosystems is expected to grow, offering even more sophisticated and user-friendly solutions.
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Exploring the Emerging Uses of Radar Technology
From its beginnings as a military technology, radar has found its way into many of the world’s most important industries.
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Exploring the Emerging Uses of Radar Technology
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From its beginnings as a military technology, radar has found its way into many of the world’s most important industries.
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Introduction
Radar technology, initially developed in the early 20th century for military navigation and detection, has experienced a remarkable evolution over the years [1]. What began as a means to locate aircraft and ships has transformed into a versatile tool that permeates various aspects of modern life. Beyond its foundational use in aviation and maritime navigation, radar now finds applications in fields as diverse as automotive safety, healthcare, industrial operations, and even smart home technology. This article explores the cutting-edge uses of radar technology in areas not commonly associated with it.Inside Cabin Monitoring
While radar is used in automotive as a means for achieving greater levels of vehicle autonomy, it has also found major uses inside the cabin. Specifically, radar sensors have carved a niche within the automotive industry in enhancing in-cabin monitoring systems.In the context of inside cabin monitoring, radar sensors utilize electromagnetic waves to detect objects and movements inside the vehicle, providing real-time data about the cabin's interior environment. Combined with sophisticated software and mapping algorithms, this technology is adept at identifying the position and movement of passengers, for the purposes of occupant monitoring and safety. For example, inside-cabin monitoring can be used to ensure that airbags deploy appropriately in the event of a collision to minimize injuries. Furthermore, radar-based systems can monitor driver alertness, detecting signs of drowsiness or distraction by observing head position and movement, thereby prompting alerts to reduce the risk of accidents [2].
Radar is used for in-cabin monitoring applications in modern vehicles. Image credit: Infineon.
One notable application of in-cabin radar is the child presence detection system. This system alerts drivers if a child is inadvertently left behind in a vehicle, thereby preventing heat-related injuries or fatalities.
The benefits of in-cabin radar technology also extend beyond safety. Comfort is significantly enhanced through features like automatic adjustment of climate control systems based on the occupancy and positioning of passengers. This might include optimal temperature settings across different zones within the vehicle, improving the overall driving experience.
Contactless Health Monitoring
In the health sector, radar technology offers a groundbreaking approach to monitoring vital signs without any physical contact.This approach uses electromagnetic waves to detect the minute movements of the chest as the heart beats and lungs expand and contract, converting these movements into digital signals that can be analyzed to monitor health metrics continuously. Unlike traditional methods that require physical contact with the body, radar-based health monitoring is non-intrusive, offering a significant advantage in various settings, from hospitals to homes.[3]
There are many benefits of contactless monitoring in today's health-conscious world. For patients in critical care, it minimizes the risk of infection and discomfort associated with frequent physical check-ups. In home settings, it allows for the continuous observation of elderly or chronically ill patients without intruding on their comfort or privacy.
One of the most noteworthy advancements in this area is the development of radar-based sleep monitors. These devices can accurately measure sleep quality, breathing rate, and even detect sleep apnea without the need for uncomfortable wearables. This technology is particularly useful for monitoring sleep patterns and detecting early signs of respiratory or cardiac conditions, enabling timely medical intervention.
Industrial Applications
In the industrial sector, radar technology has become a critical tool for enhancing both safety and efficiency. Here, radar’s ability to provide accurate, real-time data in challenging environments—where dust, smoke, or extreme temperatures may impair other types of sensors—makes it extremely valuable for a wide range of applications.One of the key benefits of radar in industrial settings is its contribution to workplace safety. For instance, radar sensors can create invisible safety zones around dangerous machinery. When these zones are breached by an unexpected object or person, the system can automatically shut down the equipment, preventing potential injuries. In manufacturing facilities and construction sites where the interaction between heavy machinery and workers is a constant concern, these safety zones can be a huge step toward worker safety. [4]
Furthermore, radar technology is instrumental in improving operational efficiency. In large warehouses or ports, radar-based systems can track the movement of goods and vehicles, optimizing logistics and reducing the time it takes to load and unload cargo. This helps to speed up operations as well as minimize the risk of accidents by providing operators with better awareness of their surroundings.
Smart Home and IoT Applications
The integration of radar technology into smart home devices and the broader Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is ushering in a new era of enhanced functionality and intuitive user experiences. Radar sensors, with their ability to detect motion, presence, and even the breathing patterns of individuals, are becoming key components in making smart homes more responsive and personalized.One of the primary advantages of radar in smart homes is its precision and reliability. Unlike traditional motion sensors that might be triggered by irrelevant movements, radar can discern between different types of motion, distinguishing between a person walking into a room and minor movements like curtains fluttering. This capability allows for smarter automation of lighting, heating, cooling, and security systems, ensuring they operate more efficiently and only when needed. [5]
For instance, smart thermostats equipped with radar can adjust the temperature based on the number of people in a room and their level of activity, optimizing comfort and energy use. Similarly, security systems can use radar to monitor the surroundings of a property without the need for cameras, offering peace of mind without the intrusion of visual surveillance.
Products equipped with radar are already on the market. Google's second-generation Nest Hub uses radar for sleep tracking, allowing users to monitor their sleep patterns without wearing any devices.[6] As radar technology continues to evolve, its integration into smart home devices and IoT ecosystems is expected to grow, offering even more sophisticated and user-friendly solutions.
Conclusion
From its inception as a military tool in the 1930s, radar has undergone a significant transformation in the past century. As radar technology and related software algorithms become more advanced, various industries—from automotive safety and healthcare to industrial operations and smart homes—are now adopting the technology to adopt it. Whether it's in developing safer vehicles, supporting health monitoring, optimizing industrial processes, or enriching smart home experiences, it's clear that radar technology is poised a significant contributor to many of the world’s most important industries.References
- https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/histo...atson-Watt,for the crossed receiving antennas.
- https://www.ti.com/document-viewer/...adar sensor can also,event of a medical issue.
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9289952
- https://sickconnect.com/safety-technology-radar-2d-lidar-3d-tof-use/
- https://www.innosent.de/en/sector/building-automation-smart-home/
- https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/10357288?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Android
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Now don’t kill me here for saying the following.
The sex industry is always out in front when the internet came to peoples homes
The sex industry and gaming I think were responsible for mass adoption weather you like it or not of course as well as big business
How would Akida go in vibrators smart toys that remember Wharton you like and how you like it willing to learn how you like it what ever it is.
Not so sure SH and the board of directors would approve but it’s AI for good not evil lol
Have a happy night
The sex industry is always out in front when the internet came to peoples homes
The sex industry and gaming I think were responsible for mass adoption weather you like it or not of course as well as big business
How would Akida go in vibrators smart toys that remember Wharton you like and how you like it willing to learn how you like it what ever it is.
Not so sure SH and the board of directors would approve but it’s AI for good not evil lol
Have a happy night
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Been discussed previously on a number of occasions, the field is known as Dildonics
Aside from the integrations you mention above, imagine the benefits of incorporating blood pressure measurement and automatic switch off of the device to aleviate potential heart attacks, and when the device is couple to your phone it can call triple zero for an ambulance.
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I had a friend who partner had an aneurism in the middle of intercourse it was a very close call that she didn’t die.Been discussed previously on a number of occasions, the field is known as Dildonics
Aside from the integrations you mention above, imagine the benefits of incorporating blood pressure measurement and automatic switch off of the device to aleviate potential heart attacks, and when the device is couple to your phone it can call triple zero for an ambulance.
But it’s one hell of a dinner party story
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100%, I left because……..
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Nice work Antonio
Yes, he is a great stabiliser, diffuses the frustrated awkward questions, and re positions it more clearly….
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Coincidentally, I stumbled upon a mention of Akida yesterday, posted on LinkedIn by a Russian AI expert who is the London-based CEO of EVA AI - a company, that I consider being part of the sex industry (doing business on its fringes to be precise) despite not producing tangible sex toys: they offer their clients countless options to create virtual AI “partners” (“Build relationships and intimacy privately on your terms.”)
Rubber dolls 4.0, so to say.
Not my cup of tea at all, to put it mildly, but I anticipate this will (sadly) evolve into a huge and lucrative business over the coming years.
No doubt, robot companions assisting humans in hospitals, old people’s homes, restaurants etc are a blessing, especially in societies with a dwindling birth rate and an ever-increasing shortage of staff in healthcare, nursing, service…
Totally replacing human real-life relationships with virtual ones between a human and an AI, however, is not at all going to be the panacea some people want us to believe it will be. Which begs the question whether the shrinks of the future some of those humans will turn to (because the seeming solution to their problems spawned a whole set of new problems, like the regenerating heads of the decapitated Hydra in Greek mythology, before Heracles/Hercules eventually succeeded in slaying the swamp monster) will still be humans or AI chatbots themselves…
3…2…1…
Website traffic on EVA AI is probably going to skyrocket over the next couple of days
, now that more and more (let me guess, predominately male?!) TSE users will be checking out the company website’s avatars, all in the name of research, of course … 
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Sean Hehir - We had rough ideas, rough ideas is not good enough. It’s got to be precise, and by the way we’ve got to be iterative because they’re going to demand things so we now have the tools to be responsive and squeeze it down to the smallest area. That gives me confidence.
People only build accelerated hardware for one purpose and one purpose only, to run models better , what was taking us a long time to simulate models to see the performance is not acceptable, we have now automated that process and now when a customer says “how fast .. my model, what’s it going to take, can we do this” we can do in a few minutes. That gives me confidence. And so those are tools but let me tell talk a little bit about the customers themselves because I think that’s even more important.
When I joined a lot of the conversations wed have with customers were like “interesting technology but let’s try to find a use case”. That’s not what we engage with at BrainChip at all. Engagements that we start with is a company that has a defined chip, a defined (inaudible, Doing a formal evaluation, we’ll engage with those. Sure we’ll do some business development but the ones I talk about the potential of winning have defined dates by major ?? With defined criteria.
Radically different profile. So that gives me confidence.
I made the comment in my speech about down selection, we often go into this with a list of 8 or 9 competitors, we’ve made the down select to 2 or 3 competitors in the final rounds of many engagements that we’re in right now. That gives me tremendous confidence.if we were getting dismissed I would say we have a problem with our product , we have a problem with our sales, but we’re not getting dismissed, we are making the down select. That gives me confidence.
I made some comments in the speech that I was personally spending time with C level executives of major companies. These are companies that have revenue measured in billions and multiple-billions or hundreds of millions. They would not consider … or spend 10 minutes with me if they did not think we were a serious contender for their strategic business. All these things give me confidence.
I know the dates that they’re projected to make their decisions. Do those dates move? Absolutely. All strategic decisions go through, they move a little bit, they move a lot, but they’re moving. But we have dates. That’s why I have confidence. All those things that are happening. We know dates, they’re not just science projects. Decisions were made and we think we’re well positioned. Can I guarantee a win on every one? Absolutely not. But listen to my words and listen to me carefully, I think you will hopefully share the same confOdense that I have on wins coming here in the conceivable future. Hopefully that was clear.
Has BrainChip management put on hold technology development while we focus on revenue?
Sean Hehir - Absolutely not. Would say again if you look at our company you got to do all of these things right. We’re doubling down our pace of innovation, this is a market that will not stand still and it’s something that we’re going to continually innovate. We have the right product right now. The markets not going to stand still, we want to win the deals we have now, we want to win potential deals in future years so we absolutely have to do both for sure, so innovation is the lifeblood of this company and we’re going to continue to do it.
With patents currently submitted for review and hopefully be granted by patent offices around the world how many patents have been granted since the last AGM? Also have all new patents or updates to patents announced to investors? If not, why? Also with current patents submitted to be granted have there been any key issues with approval of any patents submitted?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - 3 or 4 patents since last AGM but don’t hold me to it. We are pretty consistent about giving updates now there’s sometimes you’ll have a patent in Australia or say USA and then you’ll have another patent worldwide and maybe some of those patents are essentially the same IP are not necessarily announced but typically we announce everything, we are very proud of the work we’re doing.
In the example provided, TENNS performance is compared to GPT2 which was released over 4 years ago in 2019. How does TENNS stack up against current state of the art eg. GPT4 ? Do you see us fitting in with other products being released with generative AI on devices such as the new Windows core pilot?
DR Tony Lewis CTO - We’re trying to build a device that’s going to run on something (inaudible) but it’s going to be battery powered so it’s not plugged into the wall so it has to be very low power and so the size of these networks are not going to be GPT4 size, they’re going to be much smaller and they’re going to be able to do simple tasks so we’re not going to be competing with OpenAI or anything like that. What we’re doing right now is we’re comparing ourselves against GPT2 because we have models that are approximately the same size in terms of numbers of parameters as GPT2 so that’s why we made that comparison. We are scaling up, we are making our models larger and larger and as we do so we’re going to compare ourselves to other models of comparable size, but this is a process that takes time and takes alot of compute energy to scale up. But we’re not going to stop at 2 but we’re not going to get all they way up to GPT4.
How is the current competition for silicon impacting future estimated timelines to manufacture and scale?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - were an IP company so I can’t answer on behalf of customers.
With the Akida power consumption benefits is there a use case to add Akida to data centre architecture?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - I have a smile on my face, I’d love to say that but we need to prove out our TENNS because we feels that’s a real competitive advantage, we have to see if we can scale up. But it would be wonderful if we could do that .
If TENNS is so good can you give me the number of customer engagements requiring TENNS application?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - so TENNS is a competitor against existing neural networks, I want to say our customers have a view of the world that is pre-TENNS, they have to be introduced to the technology and they’re being introduced in a staged manner. We’re going out, we’re talking about TENNS, we’re publishing papers, we’re getting people familiarized. I believe that once they’re familiarized with TENNS they going to see that we can be use it for all sorts of things, so we’re proving out how we can use it for audio denoising, but also ASRs on urgent processing of medical samples, and also these large language models. And so we’re proving out what we can do with TENNS and once we have those proof points we can go to customers and say “hey guys you should go with TENNS because it’s going to be a lot more power efficient than what you’re using right now, it’s going to be good for you (inaudible) and learn about our technology “
Sean Hehir - I want to make a comment before the next question comes for a couple of themes that came up. You heard my speech where we’re going to put more resources into TENNS and more development (inaudible) more work coming in the future.
The other thing about patents I would say, and agin Tony is in charge of this, we are absolutely focused on innovation and filing patents and driving the pace of innovation up in the company
Sean Hehir - We had rough ideas, rough ideas is not good enough. It’s got to be precise, and by the way we’ve got to be iterative because they’re going to demand things so we now have the tools to be responsive and squeeze it down to the smallest area. That gives me confidence.
People only build accelerated hardware for one purpose and one purpose only, to run models better , what was taking us a long time to simulate models to see the performance is not acceptable, we have now automated that process and now when a customer says “how fast .. my model, what’s it going to take, can we do this” we can do in a few minutes. That gives me confidence. And so those are tools but let me tell talk a little bit about the customers themselves because I think that’s even more important.
When I joined a lot of the conversations wed have with customers were like “interesting technology but let’s try to find a use case”. That’s not what we engage with at BrainChip at all. Engagements that we start with is a company that has a defined chip, a defined (inaudible, Doing a formal evaluation, we’ll engage with those. Sure we’ll do some business development but the ones I talk about the potential of winning have defined dates by major ?? With defined criteria.
Radically different profile. So that gives me confidence.
I made the comment in my speech about down selection, we often go into this with a list of 8 or 9 competitors, we’ve made the down select to 2 or 3 competitors in the final rounds of many engagements that we’re in right now. That gives me tremendous confidence.if we were getting dismissed I would say we have a problem with our product , we have a problem with our sales, but we’re not getting dismissed, we are making the down select. That gives me confidence.
I made some comments in the speech that I was personally spending time with C level executives of major companies. These are companies that have revenue measured in billions and multiple-billions or hundreds of millions. They would not consider … or spend 10 minutes with me if they did not think we were a serious contender for their strategic business. All these things give me confidence.
I know the dates that they’re projected to make their decisions. Do those dates move? Absolutely. All strategic decisions go through, they move a little bit, they move a lot, but they’re moving. But we have dates. That’s why I have confidence. All those things that are happening. We know dates, they’re not just science projects. Decisions were made and we think we’re well positioned. Can I guarantee a win on every one? Absolutely not. But listen to my words and listen to me carefully, I think you will hopefully share the same confOdense that I have on wins coming here in the conceivable future. Hopefully that was clear.
Has BrainChip management put on hold technology development while we focus on revenue?
Sean Hehir - Absolutely not. Would say again if you look at our company you got to do all of these things right. We’re doubling down our pace of innovation, this is a market that will not stand still and it’s something that we’re going to continually innovate. We have the right product right now. The markets not going to stand still, we want to win the deals we have now, we want to win potential deals in future years so we absolutely have to do both for sure, so innovation is the lifeblood of this company and we’re going to continue to do it.
With patents currently submitted for review and hopefully be granted by patent offices around the world how many patents have been granted since the last AGM? Also have all new patents or updates to patents announced to investors? If not, why? Also with current patents submitted to be granted have there been any key issues with approval of any patents submitted?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - 3 or 4 patents since last AGM but don’t hold me to it. We are pretty consistent about giving updates now there’s sometimes you’ll have a patent in Australia or say USA and then you’ll have another patent worldwide and maybe some of those patents are essentially the same IP are not necessarily announced but typically we announce everything, we are very proud of the work we’re doing.
In the example provided, TENNS performance is compared to GPT2 which was released over 4 years ago in 2019. How does TENNS stack up against current state of the art eg. GPT4 ? Do you see us fitting in with other products being released with generative AI on devices such as the new Windows core pilot?
DR Tony Lewis CTO - We’re trying to build a device that’s going to run on something (inaudible) but it’s going to be battery powered so it’s not plugged into the wall so it has to be very low power and so the size of these networks are not going to be GPT4 size, they’re going to be much smaller and they’re going to be able to do simple tasks so we’re not going to be competing with OpenAI or anything like that. What we’re doing right now is we’re comparing ourselves against GPT2 because we have models that are approximately the same size in terms of numbers of parameters as GPT2 so that’s why we made that comparison. We are scaling up, we are making our models larger and larger and as we do so we’re going to compare ourselves to other models of comparable size, but this is a process that takes time and takes alot of compute energy to scale up. But we’re not going to stop at 2 but we’re not going to get all they way up to GPT4.
How is the current competition for silicon impacting future estimated timelines to manufacture and scale?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - were an IP company so I can’t answer on behalf of customers.
With the Akida power consumption benefits is there a use case to add Akida to data centre architecture?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - I have a smile on my face, I’d love to say that but we need to prove out our TENNS because we feels that’s a real competitive advantage, we have to see if we can scale up. But it would be wonderful if we could do that .
If TENNS is so good can you give me the number of customer engagements requiring TENNS application?
Dr Tony Lewis CTO - so TENNS is a competitor against existing neural networks, I want to say our customers have a view of the world that is pre-TENNS, they have to be introduced to the technology and they’re being introduced in a staged manner. We’re going out, we’re talking about TENNS, we’re publishing papers, we’re getting people familiarized. I believe that once they’re familiarized with TENNS they going to see that we can be use it for all sorts of things, so we’re proving out how we can use it for audio denoising, but also ASRs on urgent processing of medical samples, and also these large language models. And so we’re proving out what we can do with TENNS and once we have those proof points we can go to customers and say “hey guys you should go with TENNS because it’s going to be a lot more power efficient than what you’re using right now, it’s going to be good for you (inaudible) and learn about our technology “
Sean Hehir - I want to make a comment before the next question comes for a couple of themes that came up. You heard my speech where we’re going to put more resources into TENNS and more development (inaudible) more work coming in the future.
The other thing about patents I would say, and agin Tony is in charge of this, we are absolutely focused on innovation and filing patents and driving the pace of innovation up in the company
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After all the talk about Renesas and Megachips bringing out products by the end of 2023 what happened to that? What is a realistic timeframe to start seeing revenue from Renesas and a megachips?
Sean Hehir - you know you’ve heard me comment in the past that is their business and we can’t comment on the future plans for their time.
If we can’t get a demonstration retail project out there with a partner will the company consider making its own, perhaps with an Akida 2.0 chip?
Sean Hehir - we’re looking at one right (ie. Edge box) here so that’s exactly one of the target markets for this is a retail product, VVDN , let’s be clear this has been enable by VVDN, they are the primary sales agent, we have it up on our website as a way for smaller volumes but this has much higher volume expectations for VVDN. One of their target markets, and I fact a video should be released today, is retail. They mention this thing has two primary purposes, one is security of store for theft and the other one looking at volumes real time in the store. So that’s the primary use case that this box is targeting for VVDN.
Some have publicly stated they are using Akida, or actively developing products, (eg. ESA, MYWAI, EdgeX, Circle 8 etc). With no revenue to show, are you allowing companies to use BrainChip technology for free? How are we remunerated? How is our IP protected?
Sean Hehir - no we absolutely don’t let people use our products for free. Now we have ecosystem relationships and that’s what many of those are and we will sell them at a discount and of course we are just looking to build the ecosystem and relationship. Or we have limited use licenses where certain companies make references to considering deployments, we’re looking at them and there putting our IP in there but no we would not let them take it to production without revenue.
What are BrainChip’s sales and marketing plans in south east Asia?
Sean Hehir - well specifically in south east Asia, in fact we were having dinner last night, we have presence in certain countries and we’re going to expand our sales efforts in there, certain countries there we’re trying to hire in right now, I’d prefer not to tell you but we’ll expand our sales presence for sure. And of course when you try to sell anything you have to market in those regions. You know it’s interesting, when you look at what we do you go to the markets that have a high propensity to build chips and a lot of those are south east Asia so yes we are going to increase our sales efforts there.
How do the sales and marketing people function? Because where we stand today it’s not an impressive view. So a couple scenarios an Australian drone defence company has enquired about the suitability of the Akida 2.0 chip in their radar system, do you open BRN communications or do you refer this company to Dr Joseph Guerci of ISL knowing his ground breaking development of radar systems using Akida? The second scenario is. US transport company planning to drive driverless trucks between Dallas and Houston by years end. The navigation system is well developed however they would like to see if Akida 2.0 could improve the performance of the 24 sensors carried on each rig. Do BRN operatives introduce the prospect to Arm or one of the partner companies or just wish them well or is BRN tightly involved in the developing process?
Sean Hehir - when we engage I made the comments earlier in my speech on closing, we look for qualified deals, I can’t comment on those particular ones. Particularly on the IP side, are they a large company, do they build chips, do they have a chip on the roadmap, do they have the money to build it. If they don’t, we don’t engage. Now if they’re smaller volumes of chips we do have our test or reference chips, we will engage those with a junior sales person and consider for those for those kind of smaller chip opportunities. But unless they’re large volumes of chips, ones that are worthy of a potential future tape-out then that’s not the business we’re chasing, it’s not the way to build it. The way we’re building it is by IP licences that I described the qualifications to engage and / or if somebody wants to buy massive amounts of chips perhaps for something like a box, but for smaller use cases we would not engage.
Antonio - another way to answer that question, if you think about being the drone company you’re going to have macro requirements that you want for your drone and then you’re going to have a slew of vendors that you’re going to tap into to basically create the drone that you’re trying to create, from plastic fins all the way down to the circuitry, there’s no drone company right now on the plant that actually creates its own silicon. They will engage with an ST, they’ll engage with a Samsung, they’ll engage with a Broadcom or somebody like that to have custom silicon made for their drone and then that chip, or subsystem, essentially becomes one element of their manufacturing process for their drone. So the way BrainChip would engage with a drone company is we might talk to them at a very high level, like Sean May talk with them or Dr Lewis, somebody may engage and then what happens we basically showcase to them what BrainChip could potentially bring to the equation and then we want to find out from that drone company who is your source for your silicon, where are they buying their silicon, and then we would want to work with that silicon provider on creating a custom solution for that drone or if the requirements were such that they could use some silicon that’s effectively off the shelf so to speak then we’d point them into that direction. So in terms of the value chain or the supply chain we’re kind of one level below that in terms of using drones as an example. However, as we go forward what we should be doing as a company is creating a poll, we should be talking to our customer’s customer, and when you talk to your customer’s customer and you sell them on what we bring to the table, they then go to their suppliers and they say “we really like that BrainChip stuff , pleas go take a licence from BrainChip so I can buy product from you”. That’s how the commercial cycle works. That is part of the overall growth and initiative plan of BrainChip, that is exactly what we’re doing. We internally refer to it as segments strategy we are putting together marketing platforms that answer the question why BrainChip in drones? Why BrainChip in automotive? Why BrainChip in industrial? And that is part of this evolutionary process that we’ve been going through these last couple of years in terms of revamping our architecture and revamping our product.
Sean spoke about competetive analysis, acquiring competitors products and pulling them apart. I was reading about a company the other day and I thought for sure I was reading about BrainChip but it turned out I was reading about a company Aon devices, they spoke about hearing aids, noise cancelling. It turned out the founder of that company spent some time with BrainChip in the early days. Are the company aware of that company or can comment on that company now or a bit later? because it sure sounded like I was reading about BrainChip.
Sean Hehir - the right answer is you’re right, we will comment a little bit later on it but I had a lot of questions about competition so let me talk about it. We welcome competition because it signals interest in the market. You would be worried if you didn’t have competition because you would think “we’re the only one seeing this market so there might be something wrong”, we welcome the competition. The idea with our benchmarking is to ensure that we’re always better than the competition. I can’t answer specifically about that company but we’ll certainly add it to the list to take a look at.
I think I read it on social media that the statement says we are embedding our IP into everything everywhere. It turns out it’s also a statement on our website in the technology area. As a shareholder what am I to interpret from that statement in terms of sales and revenue?
Sean Hehir - it’s simply a statement of usability in the broadness of use cases, it’s not a statement of fact that we’re in everything everywhere. It’s saying that the flexibility of our product works virtually anywhere. That’s all it says.
Are we able to close any deals yet on sales? Or have we reached a point of partnership trial and testing. Have we started to close one deal, any deals? And with now knowing the market place and knowing how AI takes a while for people to understand if you come (inaudible) when do you expect to see project revenue coming in? On a conservative level.
Sean Hehir - well I think I addressed that in my opening comments that’s why I went through all my opening comments. All the signs are indicating that we’re tracking in the right direction on several key engagements. Can I absolutely predict a day or a week or a quarter? I can probably predict a quarter but I certain,y can’t predict a date. We are tracking all those points. Down selection is there, the meetings are there, we’re winning on benchmarks, we know that they’ve got tape out dates, so all the signs are pointing in the right direction. Can a guarantee a date or a win? No, but all the signs are pointing towards something coming.
After all the talk about Renesas and Megachips bringing out products by the end of 2023 what happened to that? What is a realistic timeframe to start seeing revenue from Renesas and a megachips?
Sean Hehir - you know you’ve heard me comment in the past that is their business and we can’t comment on the future plans for their time.
If we can’t get a demonstration retail project out there with a partner will the company consider making its own, perhaps with an Akida 2.0 chip?
Sean Hehir - we’re looking at one right (ie. Edge box) here so that’s exactly one of the target markets for this is a retail product, VVDN , let’s be clear this has been enable by VVDN, they are the primary sales agent, we have it up on our website as a way for smaller volumes but this has much higher volume expectations for VVDN. One of their target markets, and I fact a video should be released today, is retail. They mention this thing has two primary purposes, one is security of store for theft and the other one looking at volumes real time in the store. So that’s the primary use case that this box is targeting for VVDN.
Some have publicly stated they are using Akida, or actively developing products, (eg. ESA, MYWAI, EdgeX, Circle 8 etc). With no revenue to show, are you allowing companies to use BrainChip technology for free? How are we remunerated? How is our IP protected?
Sean Hehir - no we absolutely don’t let people use our products for free. Now we have ecosystem relationships and that’s what many of those are and we will sell them at a discount and of course we are just looking to build the ecosystem and relationship. Or we have limited use licenses where certain companies make references to considering deployments, we’re looking at them and there putting our IP in there but no we would not let them take it to production without revenue.
What are BrainChip’s sales and marketing plans in south east Asia?
Sean Hehir - well specifically in south east Asia, in fact we were having dinner last night, we have presence in certain countries and we’re going to expand our sales efforts in there, certain countries there we’re trying to hire in right now, I’d prefer not to tell you but we’ll expand our sales presence for sure. And of course when you try to sell anything you have to market in those regions. You know it’s interesting, when you look at what we do you go to the markets that have a high propensity to build chips and a lot of those are south east Asia so yes we are going to increase our sales efforts there.
How do the sales and marketing people function? Because where we stand today it’s not an impressive view. So a couple scenarios an Australian drone defence company has enquired about the suitability of the Akida 2.0 chip in their radar system, do you open BRN communications or do you refer this company to Dr Joseph Guerci of ISL knowing his ground breaking development of radar systems using Akida? The second scenario is. US transport company planning to drive driverless trucks between Dallas and Houston by years end. The navigation system is well developed however they would like to see if Akida 2.0 could improve the performance of the 24 sensors carried on each rig. Do BRN operatives introduce the prospect to Arm or one of the partner companies or just wish them well or is BRN tightly involved in the developing process?
Sean Hehir - when we engage I made the comments earlier in my speech on closing, we look for qualified deals, I can’t comment on those particular ones. Particularly on the IP side, are they a large company, do they build chips, do they have a chip on the roadmap, do they have the money to build it. If they don’t, we don’t engage. Now if they’re smaller volumes of chips we do have our test or reference chips, we will engage those with a junior sales person and consider for those for those kind of smaller chip opportunities. But unless they’re large volumes of chips, ones that are worthy of a potential future tape-out then that’s not the business we’re chasing, it’s not the way to build it. The way we’re building it is by IP licences that I described the qualifications to engage and / or if somebody wants to buy massive amounts of chips perhaps for something like a box, but for smaller use cases we would not engage.
Antonio - another way to answer that question, if you think about being the drone company you’re going to have macro requirements that you want for your drone and then you’re going to have a slew of vendors that you’re going to tap into to basically create the drone that you’re trying to create, from plastic fins all the way down to the circuitry, there’s no drone company right now on the plant that actually creates its own silicon. They will engage with an ST, they’ll engage with a Samsung, they’ll engage with a Broadcom or somebody like that to have custom silicon made for their drone and then that chip, or subsystem, essentially becomes one element of their manufacturing process for their drone. So the way BrainChip would engage with a drone company is we might talk to them at a very high level, like Sean May talk with them or Dr Lewis, somebody may engage and then what happens we basically showcase to them what BrainChip could potentially bring to the equation and then we want to find out from that drone company who is your source for your silicon, where are they buying their silicon, and then we would want to work with that silicon provider on creating a custom solution for that drone or if the requirements were such that they could use some silicon that’s effectively off the shelf so to speak then we’d point them into that direction. So in terms of the value chain or the supply chain we’re kind of one level below that in terms of using drones as an example. However, as we go forward what we should be doing as a company is creating a poll, we should be talking to our customer’s customer, and when you talk to your customer’s customer and you sell them on what we bring to the table, they then go to their suppliers and they say “we really like that BrainChip stuff , pleas go take a licence from BrainChip so I can buy product from you”. That’s how the commercial cycle works. That is part of the overall growth and initiative plan of BrainChip, that is exactly what we’re doing. We internally refer to it as segments strategy we are putting together marketing platforms that answer the question why BrainChip in drones? Why BrainChip in automotive? Why BrainChip in industrial? And that is part of this evolutionary process that we’ve been going through these last couple of years in terms of revamping our architecture and revamping our product.
Sean spoke about competetive analysis, acquiring competitors products and pulling them apart. I was reading about a company the other day and I thought for sure I was reading about BrainChip but it turned out I was reading about a company Aon devices, they spoke about hearing aids, noise cancelling. It turned out the founder of that company spent some time with BrainChip in the early days. Are the company aware of that company or can comment on that company now or a bit later? because it sure sounded like I was reading about BrainChip.
Sean Hehir - the right answer is you’re right, we will comment a little bit later on it but I had a lot of questions about competition so let me talk about it. We welcome competition because it signals interest in the market. You would be worried if you didn’t have competition because you would think “we’re the only one seeing this market so there might be something wrong”, we welcome the competition. The idea with our benchmarking is to ensure that we’re always better than the competition. I can’t answer specifically about that company but we’ll certainly add it to the list to take a look at.
I think I read it on social media that the statement says we are embedding our IP into everything everywhere. It turns out it’s also a statement on our website in the technology area. As a shareholder what am I to interpret from that statement in terms of sales and revenue?
Sean Hehir - it’s simply a statement of usability in the broadness of use cases, it’s not a statement of fact that we’re in everything everywhere. It’s saying that the flexibility of our product works virtually anywhere. That’s all it says.
Are we able to close any deals yet on sales? Or have we reached a point of partnership trial and testing. Have we started to close one deal, any deals? And with now knowing the market place and knowing how AI takes a while for people to understand if you come (inaudible) when do you expect to see project revenue coming in? On a conservative level.
Sean Hehir - well I think I addressed that in my opening comments that’s why I went through all my opening comments. All the signs are indicating that we’re tracking in the right direction on several key engagements. Can I absolutely predict a day or a week or a quarter? I can probably predict a quarter but I certain,y can’t predict a date. We are tracking all those points. Down selection is there, the meetings are there, we’re winning on benchmarks, we know that they’ve got tape out dates, so all the signs are pointing in the right direction. Can a guarantee a date or a win? No, but all the signs are pointing towards something coming.
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