Specifications
Model
AP-6121
Processor
Intel Core Ultra X7 Processor 358H (Series 3, Panther Lake-H)
CPU configuration
16 cores / 16 threads — 4 P-cores (Cougar Cove) + 8 E-cores (Darkmont) + 4 LP-E cores (Skymont)
Clock speed
1.9 GHz base, up to 4.8 GHz turbo
Cache
18 MB Intel Smart Cache
Graphics
Intel Arc Xe3 integrated graphics
AI acceleration
Intel AI Boost NPU plus CPU + GPU + NPU heterogeneous AI compute
Expansion
Multiple PCIe x16 and PCIe expansion slots for GPUs and frame grabbers
Target workload
AI and analytics acceleration at the edge; robotics and motion control
Vision I/O
Multiple LAN ports for industrial cameras and multi-camera vision pipelines
Storage
High-speed storage support (NVMe class)
Form factor
Embedded industrial AI computer / robot controller chassis
Thermal
Rugged industrial thermal design for embedded cabinet mounting
Platform
Built on the Intel Panther Lake AI processor platform
Software ecosystem
Intel OpenVINO Toolkit, Intel Ethernet and Intel Arc graphics stack
Multi-camera ready
Heterogeneous AI compute with multi-camera vision support
Rugged I/O
Rugged I/O suited to industrial environments
Applications
Robotics, embodied intelligence, machine vision, industrial automation
Shown at
Automate Show 2026, Chicago — Embodied Intelligence Robot Controller
RFQ lead time
15-day sample lead time; volume pricing on request
Overview
The Nodka AP-6121 is a high-performance embedded industrial AI computer positioned as an embodied-intelligence robot controller. It is built on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors — the Panther Lake generation — with the flagship X7 358H configuration delivering 16 cores across three core types: four Cougar Cove performance cores, eight Darkmont efficiency cores and four low-power Skymont cores, with 18 MB of smart cache and a 4.8 GHz boost ceiling.
The distinguishing hardware feature for vision and robotics integrators is expansion. The AP-6121 carries multiple PCIe x16 and PCIe slots, so it can host discrete GPUs and frame grabbers alongside its integrated Intel Arc Xe3 graphics and AI Boost NPU. Combined with multiple LAN ports sized for industrial camera traffic and high-speed NVMe storage, the platform targets multi-camera machine vision pipelines and robot perception stacks rather than general-purpose automation control.
Nodka built the AP-6121 around Intel's heterogeneous AI compute architecture — a CPU + GPU + NPU hybrid that the OpenVINO Toolkit targets directly — and demonstrated it at Automate Show 2026 in Chicago as an embodied intelligence robot controller. For integrators standardising on Intel's edge AI software stack, it delivers datacenter-style PCIe expansion inside an embedded industrial enclosure.
Key Benefits
PCIe x16 GPU and frame grabber expansion: add discrete inference accelerators and vision capture cards without an external host. 16-core Panther Lake performance: four P-cores plus twelve efficiency cores sustain control loops and inference in one box. Multi-LAN vision I/O: dedicated network ports for industrial camera arrays. OpenVINO-native: CPU, Arc GPU and AI Boost NPU are all first-class OpenVINO targets. Robot-controller positioning: designed for embodied intelligence and physical AI workloads, not just box-PC duty.
Applications
Embodied intelligence and humanoid robot controllers; multi-camera machine vision and inspection cells; autonomous mobile robots and AGVs; physical AI and VLA model deployment at the edge; industrial automation with on-board inference; frame-grabber based high-speed imaging; semiconductor and electronics manufacturing inspection.
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