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# [Running a 1.5 TOPS NPU in a Battery-Powered Companion Robot: The Power Budget Nobody Shows You](https://home-robot.hashnode.dev/running-1-5-tops-npu-battery-powered-companion-robot?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Peak TOPS is a datasheet number. What actually decides whether your robot runs for eight hours or ninety minutes is energy per inference, duty cycle, and a sealed plastic shell.

2d ago · 10 min read · home-robot.hashnode.dev  
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