What is Percival?
Percival is a compact, autonomous visual-understanding device that brings room awareness and safety intelligence into everyday homes and care environments.
A compact companion for care, not monitoring
Percival captures a frame every 8 seconds, describes it using a tiny on-device vision-language model (VLM), and sends text — not video — to the PerceptEdge cloud. A powerful large language model (LLM) analyzes patterns and detects potential risks.
There is no continuous video streaming, no 24/7 remote surveillance. Only meaningful information is transmitted when it matters.
Percival provides care, not monitoring.
Who is Percival for?
Percival is designed for people and organizations that need timely awareness without intrusive cameras:
• Older adults living alone
• People with limited mobility
• Rehabilitation patients
• Social care centers and assisted living
• Municipal or NGO assistance programs
Percival enhances safety without intruding on everyday life or turning a home into a surveillance zone.
Why Percival matters
✔ Respects privacy – only sends text unless an event occurs.
✔ Extremely low bandwidth — works even on weak Wi-Fi or metered connections.
✔ No technical maintenance required for everyday use.
✔ Designed for large-scale social and municipal projects.
✔ Customizable behavior through an AI prompt-agent instead of complex re-training.
✔ Affordable and easy to deploy in real homes, not just pilot labs.
Percival is not a camera. It is an intelligent helper that notices when something may be wrong — and makes it easy to respond in time.