Articles Tagged “Edge AI”
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Edge AI Model Zoo Logs 837 Reproducible NPU Tests
EdgeFirst's new model zoo publishes 837 validation sessions for YOLO models across NXP, Hailo, Jetson, Qualcomm and Apple Neural Engine hardware.
Advantech AOM-6741 Packs 100 TOPS Into a SMARC Module
The Advantech AOM-6741 SMARC module runs a 100 TOPS Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 with up to 36GB of LPDDR5 and 16 concurrent camera inputs.
AAEON uCOM-Q6490 Puts 12 TOPS on a SMARC 2.1 Module
AAEON's uCOM-Q6490 packs a Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490, 12 TOPS of AI, and up to 16GB LPDDR5 onto an 82x50mm SMARC 2.1 module that weighs just 20 grams.
Raspberry Pi CM5 Mini PC Runs OpenClaw Agents Locally
EDATEC's ED-CLAWBOX packs a Raspberry Pi CM5 into a 100mm passively cooled aluminum box for $267.19, running local OpenClaw AI agents on just 12W.
Giada DK320 Packs Wildcat Lake Into a 25mm Signage PC
The DK320 digital signage player pairs Intel Wildcat Lake with 15 TOPS of NPU, up to 48GB DDR5-6400, and dual 4K HDMI in a 25.4mm-thin case.
Gemma Translator: Offline AI Translation on a Pi 5
A Raspberry Pi 5 runs a full speech-to-speech interpreter offline using Gemma 4 E2B and LiteRT, at 9 tokens per second and 1,432 MB peak memory.
On-Device Vision AI Reads Screens in 3GB of Memory
Liquid AI's LFM2.5-VL-3B scores 69.4% average across vision benchmarks and decodes 228 tokens/second on an M5 Max, all inside roughly 3GB of memory.
NXP i.MX 95 Dev Board Adds 10GbE and Dual M.2 Slots
The $300 FRDM-IMX95-PRO pairs a 6-core i.MX 95, 16GB of LPDDR5-6400, an 8 TOPS NPU, and 10GbE networking with two PCIe Gen3 M.2 slots for edge AI.
MINISFORUM M2 Air-304 Is a $263 Barebone Wildcat Lake PC
The Elite Mini M2 Air-304 is the first barebone Wildcat Lake mini PC at $263, with a 15 TOPS NPU, USB4, dual 2.5GbE, and a 64GB DDR5 SO-DIMM slot.
Raspberry Pi Bird Logger Identifies 11,000 Species
A Raspberry Pi and a USB microphone run BirdNET to identify over 11,000 bird species by sound, then render the day's visitors as an e-ink collage.
LFM2.5-2.6B Runs Tool-Calling AI Agents in 2.5GB of RAM
Liquid AI's LFM2.5-2.6B runs full tool-calling AI agents on a phone or Raspberry Pi, hitting 220 tokens per second in under 2.5GB of memory.
reComputer Mini J501 Puts 275 TOPS in a 119mm Cube
Seeed's reComputer Mini J501 pairs a Jetson AGX Orin module with 10GbE, dual CAN-FD and eight GMSL2 cameras in a 1.35kg box, from $2,399 early-bird.
ASUS UGen300 Puts 40 TOPS of AI on a USB-C Stick
The $299.99 ASUS UGen300 pairs a Hailo-10H chip with 8GB LPDDR4 to deliver 40 TOPS over USB-C at 2.5W, adding local AI to Windows, Linux or Android hosts.
AI Accelerator Sticks Compared: Hailo, Coral, Jetson
A practical guide to bolting AI acceleration onto hardware you already own — Hailo-8L at $70, Coral USB at 4 TOPS, and when a Jetson is the better buy.
Luxonis M8 Controller Box Adds Relays and CAN to OAK4
The $249 Luxonis M8 Controller Box gives OAK4 edge AI cameras 16 GPIOs, four 16A relays, CAN 2.0 and RS232 so vision systems can drive machinery directly.
Edge AI SBCs From InHand Pack 2 or 8 TOPS on TI
InHand's credit card-sized Mo 62A and Mo 68A edge AI SBCs pair TI AM62A and AM68A silicon with 2 or 8 TOPS, Debian 13.2, and a 40-pin GPIO header.
Liquid AI Encoders Hit 8K Context on CPU 3.7x Faster
Liquid AI's new LFM2.5-Encoders run 8,192-token inputs on a plain CPU roughly 3.7x faster than ModernBERT-base, from just 230M parameters and open weights.
DFI X6X-ORN Packs 157 TOPS Into an IP67 Edge AI Box
DFI's fanless X6X-ORN pairs an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX with IP67 sealing, up to 157 TOPS, GMSL2 cameras, four M12 ports and a -20°C to 60°C range.
Jetway SMC-ARK1 Module Puts 6 TOPS RK3588 on SMARC 2.1
Jetway's SMC-ARK1 packs an octa-core RK3588, a 6 TOPS NPU, and up to 16GB LPDDR4x into an 82x50mm SMARC 2.1 module built for edge AI vision.
Globalscale Case8 Cyberdeck Snaps Into Four Editions
The Globalscale Case8 is a modular MediaTek Genio cyberdeck with up to a 10 TOPS NPU, sold in gaming, home, education, and hacker editions from $299.
AMD Ryzen AI X100 Brings Big Compute to Robots
AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded X100 packs 16 Zen 5 cores and an NPU into robots, while its open Kria dev platform makes 8,000 control decisions every second.
NVIDIA Jetson T3000 Packs 865 TFLOPS Into a Tiny Module
NVIDIA's Jetson T3000 delivers 865 FP4 TFLOPS with 32GB LPDDR5X on a 50x87mm module, while the T2000 hits 400 TFLOPS. Both arrive in Q1 2027.
NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Edge Puts World Models Inside Robots
NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Edge is a 4-billion-parameter world model doing spatial reasoning on Jetson and RTX hardware, adaptable to a robot in about a day.
Geniatech XPI-3576-CM5 Packs 6 TOPS Into a CM5 Slot
Geniatech's XPI-3576-CM5 packs a 6 TOPS RK3576 NPU into a 55 x 40 mm module that drops straight into existing Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier boards.
Edge AI Dev Boards With NPUs: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
Compare five edge AI dev boards from 4 to 67 TOPS and $70 to $249, and see why NPU toolchain maturity, not the TOPS number, decides what runs.
reCamera Pro Runs LLMs and Vision on a $300 AI Camera
Seeed Studio's reCamera Pro packs a 3 TOPS NPU to run vision, LLMs, speech-to-text, and TTS fully on-device with no cloud, from $299.90.
Jetson T3000 Brings Blackwell Edge AI to Small Robots
NVIDIA's Jetson T3000 packs 865 FP4 TFLOPS and 32GB LPDDR5X into a module half the size of the T5000, with both new modules shipping Q1 2027.
RK3576 NPU Support Lands in Mainline Linux Via Rocket
A developer reverse-engineered the RK3576's hidden NPU registers to bring open-source acceleration to mainline Linux — and documented what still fails.
Rikomagic DS04 Packs a 6 TOPS NPU Into a 4K Player
The Rikomagic DS04 pairs a Rockchip RK3576, a 6 TOPS NPU, and dual 4K HDMI 2.1 in an Android 14 digital signage box for affordable edge AI.
Mekotronics AI Box Puts NVIDIA Jetson Orin Into a Rugged Edge Computer
Mekotronics' new edge-AI box packs an NVIDIA Jetson Orin module and rugged industrial I/O into a compact computer built for robots, smart cities, and agriculture.
Titan Mini Packs a Real Edge-AI NPU Into a $44 Dev Board
The Titan Mini pairs a 1 GHz Cortex-M85 with an Ethos-U55 NPU for genuine edge AI, putting on-device audio inference in a 65x55 mm board for about $44.
Mekotronics AI Box: A Rugged NVIDIA Jetson Orin Edge AI Computer
Mekotronics' edge AI box runs NVIDIA Jetson Orin from 34 to 157 TOPS, with dual GbE, dual NVMe, and rugged -25C to 80C operation.
Titan Mini Packs a Renesas RA8P1 AI Board Into Under $50
Titan Mini is a compact edge-AI board built on the Renesas RA8P1, with a Cortex-M85, an Ethos-U55 NPU delivering 256 GOPS, and RT-Thread support for around $50.
WeAct N006 Is a Credit-Card-Sized Jetson Orin NX Carrier for Robots and Drones
WeAct's N006, detailed June 30, 2026, is a 57g NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX carrier board with 40W Super Mode, battery-native power, and stereo cameras — from $110.
Sixfab AI HAT+ Brings a DEEPX NPU and Local Edge AI to the Raspberry Pi 5
Sixfab and DEEPX launched an AI HAT+ on June 26, 2026 that drops a DX-M1 NPU onto the Raspberry Pi 5 — up to 25 TOPS of local vision AI from $63.
Firefly AIBOX-9075 Brings 200 TOPS and Local LLMs to the Edge
Firefly's AIBOX-9075 edge AI box pairs a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 with up to 200 TOPS and 36GB RAM to run private, on-device LLMs — detailed June 26, 2026.
Orange Pi 6 Packs a 12-Core CIX Chip and 45 TOPS Into a 90mm SBC
The Orange Pi 6 single-board computer launched June 25, 2026 with a 12-core CIX P1, up to 45 TOPS of AI, dual NVMe, and 2.5GbE networking — starting at $239.
Graperain GR1126MB Packs a 3 TOPS Rockchip NPU for Edge AI Vision
Graperain's GR1126MB dev board, detailed June 24, 2026, pairs a solder-on Rockchip RV1126B module with a 3 TOPS NPU for affordable edge AI vision projects.
MYiR MAC-B5760 Is a Fanless Edge AI Box PC With a 6 TOPS NPU
MYiR's MAC-B5760 is a fanless edge AI industrial PC built on the Rockchip RK3576 with a 6 TOPS NPU, 8GB LPDDR5, dual GbE, and rugged I/O — a tidy platform for on-device AI at the edge.
Amlogic A311Y3 Packs an 8 TOPS NPU Into a Sleek Octa-Core Edge AI SoC
Amlogic's new A311Y3 is a 6nm octa-core edge AI SoC with an 8 TOPS NPU, LPDDR5 support, and a 9tripod dev board — a capable, efficient platform for makers building local AI projects.
UP WCL Is a Credit-Card-Sized Wildcat Lake SBC With Up to 24GB RAM
The new UP WCL is a credit-card-sized single board computer built on Intel Wildcat Lake, offering up to 24GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS, an NPU, and 2.5GbE — a tiny x86 board ready for edge AI.
Zhihe A210 Brings an Octa-Core RISC-V SoC With a 12 TOPS NPU to Makers
The new Zhihe A210 is an octa-core RISC-V SoC with a 12 TOPS NPU that runs small LLMs locally — and its SODIMM-style dev kit puts capable open-architecture AI hardware in makers' hands.
Orange Pi 6 Debuts With a 12-Core CIX P1 SoC and 45 TOPS of AI Muscle
The new Orange Pi 6 packs a 12-core Arm CIX P1 SoC, up to 45 TOPS of total AI performance, dual 2.5GbE, and twin NVMe slots — a high-end Raspberry Pi alternative built for edge AI and self-hosting.
Gateworks Catalina GW9200: An i.MX 95 Edge AI SBC Built for Rugged Jobs
Gateworks' Catalina GW9200 pairs NXP's i.MX 95 and an eIQ Neutron NPU with flexible M.2/mPCIe sockets and 10GbE for industrial edge AI in harsh settings.
AAEON UP WCL: A Credit-Card-Sized Wildcat Lake SBC with 24GB LPDDR5
AAEON's UP WCL packs Intel Wildcat Lake Core Series 3, up to 24GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS, and a 17 TOPS NPU into an 85x56mm single-board computer.
Amlogic A311Y3: Octa-Core Edge AI SoC with an 8 TOPS NPU
Amlogic's A311Y3 is a 6nm octa-core edge AI SoC pairing Cortex-A78/A55 cores with an 8 TOPS NPU and LPDDR5 support for smart retail and signage.
CrankGPT Runs Offline AI on a Raspberry Pi 5 You Power by Hand
A maker project called CrankGPT runs a fully offline AI voice assistant on a Raspberry Pi 5 powered entirely by a hand crank, with the crank getting harder as the model thinks.
MINIX N304-AI Packs Intel Wildcat Lake and a 15-TOPS NPU Into a Budget Mini PC
The MINIX N304-AI mini PC pairs Intel's Core 3 N304 Wildcat Lake chip with a 15-TOPS NPU, 16GB LPDDR5x, dual GbE, and triple-display output for home and edge use.
FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 Adds Dual Mic Input to a Capable RK3588S SBC
FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 refreshes its RK3588S single board computer with dual analog microphone input and a simplified 8GB build for voice and edge AI projects.
Gateworks Catalina GW9200 Pairs an NXP i.MX 95 With Swappable Sockets
Gateworks launched the Catalina GW9200, an industrial NXP i.MX 95 edge AI SBC whose Flexible Socket Adapter accepts either M.2 or mPCIe expansion modules.
Lenovo AI Host Packs an Arm Chip and 45 TOPS Into a Tiny Edge AI PC
Lenovo's AI Host is a compact Arm mini PC built on the 12-core Cix CD8180 with 45 TOPS of AI performance, designed for always-on edge AI inference.
Avalue's Fanless EPC-WCL Mini PC Hits 40 TOPS With Intel Wildcat Lake
Avalue's fanless EPC-WCL edge AI mini PC pairs Intel Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' with up to 40 TOPS, 48GB DDR5, and dual 2.5GbE for rugged factory vision.
Forlinx Debuts a Rockchip RK3572 System-on-Module With a 4 TOPS NPU
Forlinx launched the first Rockchip RK3572 system-on-module and dev board — a 4 TOPS NPU, Linux 6.12 BSP, and a tidy platform for edge AI and HMI projects.
Sixfab's AI HAT+ Adds 25 TOPS of DEEPX Edge AI to the Raspberry Pi 5
Sixfab's new AI HAT+ solders a DEEPX DX-M1 NPU onto a Raspberry Pi 5 board, delivering up to 25 TOPS of low-power vision AI from $63 — no M.2 module needed.
Thundercomm TurboX C7790: A 24-TOPS Qualcomm Dragonwing Edge-AI Dev Kit
Thundercomm's TurboX C7790, detailed June 5, 2026, is a 4nm Qualcomm Dragonwing edge-AI development kit with a 24-TOPS NPU, 12GB LPDDR5X, and full Android and Linux BSPs.
YPlasma Unveils the First Fanless Solid-State Cooler for NVIDIA Jetson
At COMPUTEX 2026, YPlasma showed a fanless solid-state plasma cooling module for NVIDIA Jetson — a 200-micron actuator that moves air with no moving parts for silent, 24/7 edge AI.
Avalue EPC-WCL: A Fanless Edge-AI Mini PC With Intel Wildcat Lake and 40 TOPS
Avalue launched the EPC-WCL on June 4, 2026 — a silent fanless edge-AI mini PC built on Intel's new Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake platform with up to 40 TOPS of local AI.
Forlinx FET3572-C: First Rockchip RK3572 System-on-Module Ships With Linux 6.12
Forlinx launched the first Rockchip RK3572 system-on-module and OK3572-C dev board on June 4, 2026 — an octa-core edge-AI building block with a 4 TOPS NPU and Linux 6.12 BSP.
Radxa Dragon Q8B and Q5E: Qualcomm SBCs Built to Punch Above Their Price
Radxa's new Dragon Q8B and Q5E Qualcomm SBCs bring 32GB RAM, dual 2.5GbE, dual M.2 NVMe and 6 TOPS AI to the single-board computer scene in 2026.
Zotac's CM5-PICO Is the Smallest, Most Feature-Dense Raspberry Pi CM5 Mini PC Yet — ISE 2026 Debut
Zotac will unveil the CM5-PICO at ISE 2026 — a 114.8x76x31 mm passively cooled Raspberry Pi CM5 mini PC with dual 4K HDMI, USB-C, NVMe, an NPU slot, and the full HAT header inside an aluminum chassis.
SpacemiT's K3 Pico-ITX SBC Goes Official — RVA23-Compliant RISC-V With 60 TOPS for Edge AI Builds
SpacemiT officially launched the K3 Pico-ITX SBC and K3-CoM260 SoM on May 11, 2026 — RVA23-compliant RISC-V boards with up to 60 TOPS of AI performance, 32GB LPDDR5, and 256GB UFS.
DEEPX Drops the DX-AIPlayer — A 25 TOPS Intel N97 Mini PC Built for Real-Time Vision AI
DEEPX launched the DX-AIPlayer on May 14, 2026 — an ultra-compact edge AI mini PC pairing an Intel N97 SoC with the DX-M1 M.2 AI accelerator for 25 TOPS of vision inference at 1-5 watts.
Firefly's AIBOX-K3 Lands May 12 — A $349 RISC-V Edge AI Mini PC Running 30B Local LLMs at 60 TOPS
Firefly launched the AIBOX-K3 Edge AI mini PC on May 12, 2026 — a fanless desktop chassis pairing the SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V SoC with 60 TOPS of AI compute, starting at $349.
Boardcon's PICOT536 SoM and EMT536 SBC Bring 2 TOPS Allwinner T536 Edge AI to Industrial Builds
Boardcon launched the PICOT536 system-on-module and EMT536 SBC on May 4, 2026, pairing the Allwinner T536 edge AI processor with up to 8GB LPDDR4X for industrial HMI and machine vision.
AAEON's NIKY-2215-NX Brings 100 TOPS Jetson Orin NX to a 21.5-Inch AI Touch Panel PC
AAEON announced the NIKY-2215-NX on May 8, 2026 — a 21.5-inch Full HD AI touch panel PC powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX with up to 100 TOPS for industrial HMI and machine vision.
Arbor's ARES-2100 Fanless Box PC Packs 40 TOPS of Wildcat Lake Edge AI in 1U
Arbor's ARES-2100 fanless industrial box PC, announced May 8, 2026, brings 40 TOPS of combined Intel Wildcat Lake edge AI to machine vision and automation in a mil-spec 1U chassis.
Renesas RZ/V2H Robotics Dev Kit Packs 80 TOPS of Edge AI on a Single Pi-Style Board
Renesas launched its RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit on May 5, 2026 — combining quad Cortex-A55 cores, dual real-time R8 cores, and an 80 TOPS DRP-AI3 accelerator on a single Raspberry Pi-style board for autonomous robotics.
Boardcon Tiny1126B Squeezes AI Vision Into a 34×30mm System-on-Module
Boardcon's new Tiny1126B shrinks its Rockchip RV1126B AI vision module to 34×30mm while adding USB 3.0 and more I/Os — targeting smart cameras, robots, and compact edge AI deployments.
Orange Pi Zero 3W Packs WiFi 6 and a 3 TOPS AI Engine Into a Raspberry Pi Zero Footprint
The Orange Pi Zero 3W measures just 65×30mm but delivers an octa-core Allwinner A733, 3 TOPS NPU, WiFi 6, and up to 16GB LPDDR5 — serious compute in a tiny single-board computer package.
Orange Pi AI Station: 176 TOPS of Edge AI in a Mini PC With Up to 96GB RAM
Orange Pi's AI Station packs 176 TOPS of AI computing power and up to 96GB unified RAM into compact form, outperforming Raspberry Pi 5 for serious edge AI inference workloads.
Apple Is Testing Four AI Smart Glasses Designs Ahead of 2027 Launch
Bloomberg reports Apple is testing four frame styles in premium acetate with oval cameras — bringing AI-on-device smart glasses to market in late 2026 or early 2027.
AceMagic Retro X5 Review: An NES Shell Hiding a Copilot+ Powerhouse
The AceMagic Retro X5 puts AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and 55 TOPS of AI performance inside a retro NES-styled shell — and it benchmarks remarkably well.
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Opens the Door to Generative AI at the Maker Workbench
The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 packs 40 TOPS of on-device AI acceleration into the Pi 5 ecosystem, enabling local LLMs, vision models, and generative micro-apps.
Intel 'Wildcat Lake' Arrives in Production: Advantech Ships the First SBC on the New Platform
The Advantech MIO-5356 debuts as the first production SBC on Intel's 'Wildcat Lake' platform, with DDR5, 2.5GbE TSN, and triple-display support.
PrismML's Bonsai Is a 1-Bit LLM That Runs on a Smartphone and Matches Full-Size Models
Caltech startup PrismML emerged from stealth with Bonsai, a 1-bit LLM family that's 14x smaller, 8x faster, and 5x more energy-efficient than standard 8B models — and runs on an iPhone.
Arduino Turns 21 With the Ventuno Q — A Dual-Brain SBC That Pairs Qualcomm AI With STM32 Motor Control for Robotics
Arduino's birthday board combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 running 40 TOPS of AI inference with a dedicated STM32H5 microcontroller for real-time actuation in a single platform.
Orange Pi's AI Station Packs a Huawei Ascend 310 With 96GB RAM and 176 TOPS Into a Single Board Computer
The Orange Pi AI Station pairs 10 dedicated AI cores with 16 CPU cores, up to 96GB LPDDR4X, and 256GB eMMC — delivering data-center-class AI inference on a 130mm board.
Orange Pi's AI Station Packs 176 TOPS of Edge AI Power Into a Single Board With Up to 96GB RAM
Built around a Huawei Ascend 310 SoC with 10 AI cores, the Orange Pi AI Station delivers over 13x the AI performance of a Raspberry Pi 5 with Hailo — on a single board.