In 2023, AIoT platform and service provider Advantech announced a new strategic partnership with AI chip pioneer Hailo to jointly expand the edge AI product portfolio of high computing power. Through this collaboration, Advantech will use Hailo’s AI acceleration chip to develop edge AI systems and AI acceleration modules with excellent performance and high cost performance to meet the needs of compact and powerful edge AI applications such as factory AOI defect detection, warehouse AMR object detection and public parking lot management.
Edge AI use cases are diverse and therefore require diversity in AI computing power, power consumption, and industrial design. Power sensitivity is an important consideration when integrating edge devices into robots or autonomous devices, as lower power consumption can extend battery life and uptime. Hailo’s portfolio includes the Hailo-8 AI acceleration module, which integrates seamlessly with edge platforms to enable 26 TOPS real-time deep learning inference tasks at the edge at 2.5W with low power, small size, and low cost.
It is reported that Advantech will launch a series of edge AI systems with Hailo-8 M.2 AI acceleration modules in the fourth quarter, including EPC-R3720, ARK-1250, ARK-3533 and EI-53. Advantech’s Edge AI software, a toolset to assist customers in evaluating, developing and deploying various edge AI applications, will integrate Hailo’s AI SDK TAPPAS, which has been validated on Advantech’s hardware models.
Aaron Su, Vice President of Advantech’s Embedded iot Business Group, said: “We are excited to partner with Hailo to enable scalable and efficient AI capabilities at the edge.” ; “The collaboration between Hailo and Advantech marks a joint commitment to accelerate the development of edge AI inference applications through a diverse range of technologies, solutions and services.” ;
“We are also excited to expand our collaboration with Advantech to bring efficiency and high performance to edge AI applications.” Gary Huang, general manager of Hailo China; Hailo is also proud to work with such an outstanding partner as Advantech to use AI to empower multiple market segments such as industrial automation, security and smart cities.”