Join Seeed Studio and Nota AIⓇ at GTC 2024: Optimize Hardware-Aware AI Model Made Easy with Nota AI

We are excited to announce our partnership with Nota AI, providing a software optimization platform, focusing on reducing the time and resources required to develop custom AI models and optimizing them for the target embedded platform. We synergize the NVIDIA Jetson platform with Nota AI’s AI model optimization platform, NetsPressoⓇ, offering developers unparalleled benefits in developing lightweight, efficient AI models for edge AI applications.

Products offered by Nota AI 

Nota AI is a forward-thinking tech startup dedicated to revolutionizing AI model optimization. The company’s cutting-edge platform, NetsPresso, empowers businesses across various industries with AI solutions that are efficient, cost-effective, and secure.

NetsPresso enables developers to create custom AI models quickly and efficiently for edge devices. With just a few lines of code, developers can leverage NetsPresso to optimize AI models based on Python for target devices, significantly easing the development process. By seamlessly integrating with the Jetson platform, NetsPresso automates model training, compressing, converting, and benmarking on hardware. This integration provides Jetson developers with a comprehensive range of features for end-to-end model development, unlocking the full potential of their devices. Learn more at nota.ai/netspresso.

LaunchX, a notable feature of this collaboration, simplifies the conversion of ONNX models into device-compatible frameworks, enabling developers to benchmark optimized models on various devices using TAO. 

Integrating Nota AI to Seeed’s edge AI devices 

We start the collaboration by integrating NetsPresso with Seeed’s reThings platform, powered by NVIDIA Jetson, offers developers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline AI development and deployment. This collaboration provides embedded developers an efficient workflow for creating AI models, including seamless model training, compression, framework transition, and benchmarking.

The Seeed Studio reThings Series, powered by NVIDIA Jetson, offers edge devices in various form factors. These devices are designed for power efficiency, high AI performance, and hybrid connectivity, and feature an excellent cooling design for scalable production deployment. Fully compatible with NVIDIA’s software stack, these advanced embedded AI systems offer fast, next-generation AI product development across industries – from smart cities, security, and industrial automation to smart factories – and are ideal for advanced robotics applications across these sectors.

Access to Free Models, Get Started Easily

This partnership offers access to a curated selection of pre-converted models tailored to various devices, absolutely free to further empower developers. Supported conversions include ONNX to TensorRT, ONNX to TensorFlow Lite, ONNX to OpenVINO, and TensorFlow-Keras to TensorFlow Lite, among others. Developers can easily begin using these resources with the help of an upcoming user guide, facilitating a smooth start to their projects. Access to free models at launchx.netspresso.ai/models

A Glimpse into the Future at GTC 2024

Generative AI is transforming visual and text by enabling the creation of synthetic visual content for dynamic applications, such as simulations and AI model training. The NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and Orin NX systems, delivering up to 275 TOPS of AI performance, are at the forefront of this transformation, enabling the local execution of large language models and vision transformers.

At the upcoming GTC 2024, Nota AI will showcase the next phase of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) through a demonstration that highlights the intelligent fusion of edge AI model refinement and Gen AI innovation, powered by reServer Industrial J4012. This demonstration will also showcase our capabilities in real-time data analysis for proactive accident prevention and immediate notifications.

reServer Industrial J4012 brings AI-enabled NVR to the edge and features NVIDIA Jetson Orin™ NX 16GB for 100 TOPS AI performance, has a fanless design, expandable storage, versatile mounting options and allows deployment for more harsh environments and heavier loads.

“Nota AI has made it easier to improve the performance and efficiency of both vision AI and generative AI models. By combining NetsPresso with our reThings devices powered by NVIDIA Jetson, this collaboration is committed to accelerating custom AI development,” said Elaine Wu, edge AI marketing and partnership manager at Seeed Studio.

”At Nota AI, we’re dedicated to enhancing the performance and efficiency of vision AI and generative AI models,” said Yoochan Kim, Product Marketing Manager at Nota America Inc. “Through our collaboration with Seeed Studio and NVIDIA Jetson, combining NetsPresso with reThings devices, we’re committed to accelerating custom AI development, making innovation seamless and accessible for all.”

Besides NVIDIA Jetson, NetsPresso is compatible with a wide range of AI hardware spectrum, from ultra-low-power MCUs to efficient Linux SBCs and GPUs. This automation not only accelerates the AI model development process but also ensures optimal performance on the target device. Committed to lowering the threshold of hardware innovation, we are glad to partner with Nota AI and bring developers a seamless and easier way of creating AI for different target hardware. 

Seeed NVIDIA Jetson Ecosystem

Seeed is an Elite partner for edge AI in the NVIDIA Partner Network. Explore more carrier boards, full system devices, customization services, use cases, and developer tools on Seeed’s NVIDIA Jetson ecosystem page.

Stands at the forefront of global hardware innovation, we commit to making technology accessible to all. Specializing in IoT and AI, Seeed offers a spectrum of open hardware, design, and agile manufacturing aimed at lowering the threshold of hardware innovation.

Look forward to meeting you at the GTC! 

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