What's New This Month: March 2025 Edition
Edge Impulse (a Qualcomm company)
Edge Impulse offers the latest in machine learning tooling, enabling all enterprises to build smarter edge AI products.
We have exciting news to share in this March edition: Edge Impulse is joining the Qualcomm Technologies team. We’ll share details about this momentous event in the company’s history, unveil our new developer conference, and more. Let’s dive in.
Edge Impulse to be Acquired by Qualcomm Technologies
Edge Impulse is excited to announce its next step forward — we’ve signed an agreement to join the Qualcomm Technologies team. Announced at the embedded world Exhibition&Conference in Nuremberg, this acquisition marks a leap forward in scaling our technology and impact. Read more about the acquisition, and what it means for developers, customers, and partners.
More helpful information:
Watch the video on YouTube
For market reaction to the news, check out the press roundup
Get answers to all your acquisition questions in our FAQ (yes, we'll still be supporting a wide range of hardware types!)
Join us this May for Our Inaugural Developer Conference!
Are you ready to be part of the next wave of AI innovators? We're bringing together the brightest minds in edge AI for Imagine Innovators, a virtual, brand new developer conference designed to inspire, educate, and connect the global AI community. Whether you're building ML models, deploying AI at the edge, or exploring new innovations, this is the event for you.
Featuring:
Expert-led sessions on embedded ML, edge AI, and real-world deployments
Tutorials and workshops to sharpen your skills and build better models
Insights from industry leaders and top developers
Networking with a global AI community shaping the future
Registration is open. Book your spot.
[Upcoming Webinar] Build Smarter, Faster Edge AI with STM32N6’s Neural-ART Accelerator
There’s still time to register. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn how STMicroelectronics’ powerful new microcontroller works with Edge Impulse and the ST ecosystem of tools.
What you'll learn:
How to get started with the STM32N6 and its devkit
How to flash and run demo software from Edge Impulse
How to collect data from the STM32N6DK and develop machine learning models
Overview of Edge Impulse features for ML development
2025 Wevolver State of Edge AI Report
Edge Impulse is pleased to be part of Wevolver’s 2025 State of Edge AI Technology Report. Download your free copy. This edition explores how edge AI has evolved from a niche technology to a key driver of industry transformation, blending technical analysis with business insights including:
Edge AI’s role in transforming industry operations
Technological enablers of edge AI
The challenges and opportunities engineers face today
Future outlook: What’s next for edge AI
Get Ready for AI’s Hit on the Supply Chain
Experts suggest that while the chip shortage three years ago was challenging, the rapid rise of AI could present even greater challenges in the future.
Developer Corner
⚙️ Edge Impulse Now Supports the the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ RB3 Gen 2 Kit
Great news for developers who use Qualcomm hardware. Edge Impulse now supports the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ RB3 Gen 2 Kit, which is officially integrated in the Edge Impulse platform!
Want to try it out? Get started now.
📱 Edge Impulse Support for Android
Ever wanted to build Edge Impulse projects for Android? Now you can. Get all the details on how to get started with C++, NDK, and Edge Impulse.
Learn how to run inference on an Android device.
👨💻 Edge AI Developer Survey
Thank you for your feedback on the Edge AI Developer Survey! The survey is closing on April 8th so encourage your developer friends to fill it out. Their insights will contribute to a co-published industry report launching this summer, which will be shared with developer communities worldwide to help shape the future of AI at the edge.
💡 OpenMV Kickstarter Campaign
OpenMV LLC wants to make building machine vision applications on high-performance, low-power microcontrollers easy. Hop on over to their Kickstarter campaign to support their efforts, and learn more about their technology. The OpenMV N6 is the first OpenMV Cam with an onboard Neural Processing Unit for running AI models in real time. Now, developers can run multi-object detection models like YOLO onboard at 30+ FPS.
👉 Learn more.
New from the Edge Impulse Blog
Upcoming Events
Hannover Messe 2025 (HANNOVER MESSE) | March 31st-April 4th | Hannover, Germany
Hardware Pioneers Max 2025 (Hardware Pioneers Max) | April 23rd-24th | London, England
IOT Solutions World Congress (IOT Solutions World Congress) | May 13th-15th | Barcelona, Spain
Stay Ahead of the Curve
📝 Also, be sure to check out our blog for expert insights on embedded machine learning.