embedUR Systems spins out ModelNova to focus on Edge AI development
ModelNova has been spun out from embedUR Systems as an independent company to accelerate artificial intelligence on power-efficient edge devices. The company aims to solve the challenges of AI implementation in embedded systems.
ModelNovaTM, formerly part of embedUR Systems, is now an independent company dedicated to making artificial intelligence practical on power-efficient edge devices. The company aims to address the bottlenecks in AI development, specifically the transition from training models to reliably deploying them on constrained, AI-accelerated silicon.
The new company's offering is divided into three pillars: Model Zoo, a free open-source library of pre-trained models and datasets; Fusion Studio, a commercial development platform for system-level integration of models across silicon; and licensable, production-ready models like NovaEyeD (facial recognition) and several wireless sensing models.
"Every technology wave lives or dies on whether developers can actually build with it, and Edge AI is at that inflection point now. The gap between a working model and a shipping product is what's holding the industry back," said Michael Hurlston, President and CEO of Lumentum.
ModelNova already has 18 months of development momentum and nine semiconductor partners, including ARM, STMicroelectronics, and NXP. The company's goal is to make AI integration easier and faster than ever for edge devices, thereby facilitating the spread of "physical AI".
The ModelNova Zoo is available for free, the beta version of Fusion Studio is accessible, and production-ready models are available for licensing. The company continues its collaboration with semiconductor vendors and developers to accelerate AI implementation.