SAN JOSE, CA. – On March 4, MIPS, a global provider in computing subsystems for autonomous platforms unveiled the MIPS Atlas portfolio. This new product suite is designed to enable leading automotive, industrial, and embedded technology companies to deploy safe, secure, and efficient Physical AI at the edge. By combining high-performance real-time computing with functional safety and edge deployment of post-generative AI models, the Atlas product suite facilitates the development of next-generation autonomous platforms to address the estimated $1T Physical AI market opportunity.
"The need for efficient autonomous platforms to advance next-generation driverless vehicles, factory automation, and many other applications is directly aligned with the MIPS Atlas portfolio," said Sameer Wasson, MIPS CEO. "Our core competencies of safety, efficient data processing, and experience in autonomy have enabled us to expand our portfolio with real-time intelligence that is the essential tech stack for Physical AI platforms. MIPS customers can take our compute subsystems with software stacks as a turnkey solution to build physical AI platforms."
The MIPS Atlas portfolio is built to provide turn-key enablement for the three categories of computing that make up physical AI – Sense, Think, and Act. Physical AI platforms interpret their surroundings using a diverse array of sensors, generating data that must be seamlessly transferred, integrated, and processed in real-time. This data is processed by the platform's embedded AI engine to enable fast, private decision-making for safe and precise actions. Action, needed for the dexterous control of motors and actuators, is enabled via real-time compute platforms capable of incredibly low-latency control-loop processing in robotic movements.
Jim McGregor, Principal Analyst at Tirias Research, commented, "The MIPS Atlas portfolio aligns tightly with the compute requirements for physical AI and robotics. Working with its customers, MIPS provides a unique multi-threaded architecture with optimized instructions to deliver event-driven low-latency performance along with system-level workload analysis via the Atlas Explorer. MIPS is in a unique position to fill the need for emerging physical AI platforms."
The new MIPS Atlas portfolio of M8500, I8600, and S8200 solutions delivers these capabilities as application-specific turnkey enablers. Enabled by the MIPS Atlas Explorer software platform, customers can employ shift-left methodology to develop and deploy their applications with MIPS Atlas subsystems in a digital twin universe for faster time to market. Select customers will be able to evaluate the MIPS M8500 real-time compute subsystem with Atlas Explorer in mid-2025, with evaluation boards in 4Q25, and reference silicon platforms available in 1H26. A MIPS customer automotive platform featuring M8500 is expected to start production in 2027.
Steven Dickens, CEO and Principal Analyst at HyperFRAME Research, stated, "The MIPS Atlas portfolio represents a significant leap forward in enabling Physical AI at the edge, delivering the real-time compute power needed for autonomous platforms to thrive in industrial and automotive applications. By integrating safety, efficiency, and cutting-edge intelligence, MIPS is well-positioned to accelerate innovation across the rapidly expanding $1 trillion Physical AI market."
MIPS is driving intelligence into action for automotive and industrial companies with the MIPS Atlas portfolio of Sense, Think and Act by pushing the boundaries of autonomous platforms.
