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Intel unveiled “Intel AI: In Production,” a new program that makes it easier for developers to bring prototypes of their artificial intelligence devices to market. Since its introduction last July, the Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick (NCS) reportedly has gained a developer base in the tens of thousands.
Once developers have a prototype, the next step is to take it into production, which can be challenging and costly for small companies and entrepreneurs. To make it easier, Intel selected AAEON Technologies, a leading manufacturer of advanced industrial and embedded computing platforms, as the first Intel AI: In Production partner. Through the program, AAEON provides two streamlined production paths for developers integrating the low-power Intel Movidius Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU) into their product designs.
The first option is the new AI Core from AAEON’s UP Bridge the Gap. It is a mini-PCIe module that features an Intel Movidius Myriad 2 VPU designed to work with a wide range of x86 host platforms. The AI Core delivers the low-power, high-performance capabilities of the Intel Movidius Myriad 2 VPU deep neural networks accelerator. It is also compatible with the Intel Movidius Neural Compute SDK software suite already used by thousands of machine learning developers and companies worldwide.
For companies requiring further customization, AAEON offers development and board manufacturing services that will allow companies to move from Neural Compute Stick-based prototypes to custom boards in a streamlined manner.
Intel customers already are building products through the Intel AI: In Production program. The first is by CONEX, a Diam International company and leader in the design and creation of point-of-sale display systems for the cosmetics industry. CONEX started prototyping advanced retail deep learning algorithms and tested the Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick, and now the company will be able to rapidly go from the validated prototypes to actual end products. CONEX will be deploying an AI-enhanced, point-of-sale retail device to some of the largest cosmetic goods retailers as soon as this spring.