Hailo and Lanner bring real-time computer vision to edge
- June 9, 2021
- Steve Rogerson

Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo has partnered Lanner Electronics, a Taiwanese designer and manufacturer of intelligent edge computing appliances, to provide real-time computer vision at the edge.
Hailo has combined its Hailo-8 AI acceleration module with Lanner’s edge computing boxes to create these compact devices to support the demands of emerging AI applications at the edge.
Smart cities, retail and industrial operations require hundreds of cameras generating video streams that need to be processed locally, quickly and efficiently with low latency. Scaling AI for this requires high performance and easy to deploy products, which this joint offering provides.
Lanner’s LEC-2290 edge box pairs an x86 CPU with the Hailo-8 AI module to produce a product capable of optimising demanding edge workloads and accelerating time to market for AI deployments. Lanner’s low-footprint LEC-7242 industrial wireless gateway integrates the Hailo-8 into a fanless appliance for real-time applications powered by AI at the edge. Both process multiple video streams in real time on a single device, while securely transmitting curated metadata and insights with onboard network connectivity.
Lanner’s modular approach to network appliances provides a path for engineers looking to optimise neural processing workloads. Integrated with Hailo’s AI module, Lanner’s fanless edge AI computers enable mission-critical applications such as video analytics, traffic management and access control.
“Our expertise in creating effective purpose-built hardware platforms, combined with Hailo’s unparalleled AI module performance, will provide industries with a reliable vision-based solution that is low power, low latency and cost-effective,” said Geoffrey Egger, vice president at Lanner. “We are confident that, together, our vision inference will enable industries ranging from smart retail to smart cities to push computing to the edge.”
The Hailo-8 AI acceleration module has up to 26Tops performance and is built with an architecture that enables edge devices to run deep-learning applications that could previously only run on the cloud. Its structure translates into higher performance, lower power and low latency, enabling privacy and better reliability for smart devices operating at the edge.
“Lanner’s hardware platforms bring proven reliability, with a purpose-built design that can withstand the distinct challenges of the industrial edge,” said Orr Danon, CEO of Hailo. “Combined with the Hailo-8 AI module, the joint solution provides unmatched AI performance that is more powerful, scalable and cost-efficient than competing solutions. We look forward to seeing the positive impact that our collaborative platform will have on rapidly evolving sectors including smart cities, smart retail, industrial IoT and beyond.”