Highlights:

  • Sony Semiconductor Solutions will make an undisclosed investment in Raspberry Pi and deliver its edge AI sensing platform AITRIOS to millions of developers who utilize the popular computing platform as part of the agreement.
  • According to Sony Semiconductor Solutions President and CEO Terushi Shimizu, the relationship with Raspberry Pi will expand AITRIOS and deliver its robust edge AI capabilities to a worldwide developer community across many sectors, resulting in new and innovative AI-powered edge applications.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. recently announced that it is expanding its connection with Raspberry Pi Ltd., the manufacturer of the pocket-sized computing platform of the same name, with an aim to provide developers better access to edge-hosted artificial intelligence tools.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions will make an undisclosed investment in Raspberry Pi and deliver its edge AI sensing platform AITRIOS to millions of developers who utilize the popular computing platform as part of the agreement.

The Raspberry Pi is a palm-sized, PC-like computer with an exceedingly compact form factor. It was initially conceived as a learning medium for computer science students to comprehend programming, coding, and computing. However, it has also gained popularity as a prototyping platform for software developers, particularly those creating so-called Internet of Things devices at the network edge.

This is the community that Sony’s partnership with Raspberry Pi aims to reach. AITRIOS is a framework for developing AI models that are powered by cameras and other sensors that function in low-power conditions at the edge.

It is aimed at developers creating AI that operates on cameras, applications for AI-driven sensing, and camera manufacturers who wish to incorporate AI capabilities into their hardware. One of the difficulties associated with AI-powered cameras is that they must be able to process a substantial quantity of data at the edge. Sending data to the cloud for processing results in unacceptable latency, hence the requirement for a robust edge processing platform such as AITRIOS.

Terushi Shimizu, President and Chief Executive of Sony Semiconductor Solutions, claims that the collaboration with Raspberry Pi will improve the capabilities of AITRIOS and make its potent edge AI capabilities available to a global developer community across numerous industries, leading to the development of fresh and intriguing AI-powered edge applications.