Sony is channeling funds to embed AI chips within Raspberry Pi boards, enhancing their capabilities.

As part of its strategic investment As part of its commitment towards Raspberry Pi, Sony's semiconductor team has confirmed that it is acquiring a portion of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This initiative aims to offer a development environment for Aitrios edge computing used in image recognition technologies like facial detection.

Terushi Shimizu, the president and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions, expressed enthusiasm about collaborating with Raspberry Pi Ltd. to foster unique and advanced applications leveraging their edge AI technology on the Aitrios platform.

The Raspberry Pi 4 and similar devices have gained popularity due to their PC-like power within a compact design, making them ideal for prototyping IoT solutions. Initially intended as an educational tool for robotics and coding, they've now evolved into a primary choice for IoT development.

Sony's Aitrios platform could see enhanced benefits through cloud-enabled AI, where processing occurs directly on chips (edge computing). The system is designed for security, surveillance, and other applications, aiming to minimize latency. Sony favors its use for tasks like inventory management, foot traffic analysis, and license plate recognition while performing data analysis locally and transmitting only necessary metadata to the cloud.

Raspberry Pi considers Sony a 'longstanding and valued strategic partner', having previously supplied imaging chips capable of autofocus and assisted in ramping up Sony PI's manufacturing capabilities in the UK during the company’s formative stage.

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