Global collaboration expands access to ML development

Mouser has announced a new global partnership with Edge Impulse, a cutting-edge development platform that enables ML on edge devices. Edge Impulse provides advanced intelligence to a wide range of products and devices, from low-power MCUs to efficient Linux CPU targets and GPUs.

This collaboration represents a major milestone for the electronics industry, as it brings hardware and AI/ML closer together, combining the market-leading platform and tools of Edge Impulse with Mouser's expansive range of compatible hardware products. It showcases the company's dedication to innovation and will contribute to the growth of edge-based ML solutions, open-source projects, and use cases. Mouser customers can gain easy online access to the Edge Impulse software platform via relevant product microsites and learn more about how they can use ML to empower their designs. Similarly, Edge Impulse users will have convenient access to compatible hardware, including MCUs and development kits.

"Our partnership with Edge Impulse is an exciting proposition for both companies, as well as the wider engineering community," states Kevin Hess, senior vice president of Marketing, Mouser Electronics. "Its innovative platform is revolutionising ML at the edge, making it accessible for a wide range of users, from individuals to large corporations. Teaming up with Edge Impulse allows us to provide its users with easy access to the hardware they need at the scale they desire."

"We are thrilled about Edge Impulse's alliance with Mouser Electronics, which accelerates our mission of empowering enterprises and developers worldwide with cutting-edge AI tools," says Zach Shelby, CEO and co-founder of Edge Impulse. "Mouser's global reach and industry-leading distribution services of electronic components make it the perfect partner to help us promote edge AI development to all industries."

The surge in popularity of edge ML and AI solutions in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer electronics underscores the significance of engineers' access to effective development platforms and appropriate products. Edge Impulse, which holds the distinction of being the foremost industry leader in ML, is empowering developers to use real-world data to create and optimise solutions. Its platform streamlines deployment and scaling and enables rapid implementation. As a hardware-agnostic solution, it allows engineers and students to develop sophisticated ML and AI solutions, employing a variety of hardware options to expand the range of applications.

This global collaboration has been created to remove barriers stopping edge AI and ML development, simplify access to hardware products, and streamline development. The partnership builds on previous successful collaborations between the two companies, initially with BrickML, a standalone tool designed by Edge Impulse and manufactured by Reloc. This SoM allows engineers to develop and deploy ML at the edge and is exclusively distributed through Mouser. In addition to BrickML, Mouser used Edge Impulse in its captivating pest detection exhibit demonstration, showcased at recent trade shows in EMEA.