Fabrizio Del Maffeo, Axelera AI | RAISE Summit 2026

This interview at the RAISE Summit examines edge computing and physical artificial intelligence, or AI, focusing on deployment strategies for distributed inference, opportunities for telecom operators, regional sovereignty and practical applications in robotics, healthcare, retail and defense. The conversation highlights platform tooling and real-world examples that accelerate prototypes and production deployments. Fabrizio Del Maffeo of Axelera AI discusses edge compute trends and deployment strategies. Del Maffeo frames the market shift from centralized data centers toward diffuse edge compute as driven by cost, power efficiency and proximity. They identify sovereignty as a tailwind for regional capability and view telecom operators as positioned to reinvent services around AI. Del Maffeo describes Axelera AI's Europa server and a low-power cost-effective platform that enables rapid prototyping and scalable deployments for enterprises and emerging markets. The discussion emphasizes distributed inference, platform tooling and integration paths for robotics, healthcare, retail and defense use cases. theCUBE Research hosts John Furrier and Gemma Allen guide the discussion at the RAISE Summit and surface strategic insights for engineers, product leaders and operators evaluating edge and physical AI deployments. 00:00 - Title: "The RAISE Summit: Transforming AI from Data Center to Edge 02:08 - Globalized Sovereignty in Physical and AI Robotics 04:32 - Integrating AI and Edge Computing: The Telecom Advantage 08:54 - Optimizing AI: Cost-effective Solutions and User Integration 12:48 - Advancements and Future Directions in AI Technology