Advantech and Edge Impulse Join Forces to Accelerate Edge AI Deployment Worldwide
Advantech, a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, has announced a strategic collaboration with Edge Impulse Inc., a Qualcomm company and prominent edge AI development platform provider based in Silicon Valley. The partnership, unveiled at Edge Impulse’s annual Imagine event in California by Miller Chang, President of Advantech Embedded Sector, and Zach Shelby, VP of Product Management at Qualcomm Finland RFFE Oy, aims to integrate Edge Impulse’s user-friendly AI development tools into Advantech’s edge computing platforms. This integration is set to streamline AI development, enabling enterprises to rapidly build, deploy, and scale AI projects at the edge, ultimately accelerating time-to-market.
Miller Chang highlighted the significance of the collaboration, stating, “As edge AI applications expand rapidly and use cases diversify, Advantech is dedicated to fostering a robust ecosystem. Our partnership with Edge Impulse will lower barriers to AI development, simplify prototyping, and expand application potential. By pre-integrating Edge Impulse into Advantech’s edge computing platforms, customers can streamline model development workflows and transition efficiently from proof-of-concept to real-world deployment. Combined with Advantech’s platforms and Edge Impulse’s modeling tools, this collaboration offers strong support for innovators of all scales across manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and smart city solutions.”
Zach Shelby added, “As the edge AI ecosystem evolves, developers require sophisticated tools to scale deployments into production. Advantech’s global reach, extensive industry expertise, and comprehensive platform portfolio make it an ideal partner for scaling edge AI. Together, we aim to make AI development more intuitive and accessible, enabling developers and enterprises to accelerate innovation and bring smarter solutions to market more quickly.”
Through this collaboration, Edge Impulse tools will be pre-integrated into Advantech’s diverse edge computing platforms, including AI industrial motherboards, AI inference systems, AI servers, industrial AI cameras, and development kits. This integration allows customers to complete workflows—from model training and optimization to deployment and monitoring—seamlessly across Advantech’s edge AI offerings. By combining Advantech’s industrial form factors and multiple edge AI silicon options with Edge Impulse’s modeling tools, enterprises can accelerate prototyping, scale smoothly to enterprise deployment, and reduce barriers in AI development.
This strategic partnership is positioned to significantly advance the adoption and implementation of edge AI across industries while simplifying the developer experience.
