Tuesday, February 27, 2024

AI without the Whir: Exploring SmartCow Uranus Plus' Fanless Innovation



Discover Uranus Plus, the latest AI fanless embedded system by SmartCow, powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin. Explore its groundbreaking AI capabilities, superior performance, and connectivity options. Join us in the AI revolution.



In the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence (AI), SmartCow, a leader in AI engineering, continues to break new ground. The company is renowned for its complex hardware and software solutions, specifically designed to advance AI at the edge. Today, we introduce their latest product, Uranus Plus.



Uranus Plus is an AI fanless embedded system, created to redefine the boundaries of smart applications. Powered by NVIDIA Jetson™ Orin NX and Jetson Orin Nano™ system-on-modules, this compact yet powerful device promises to revolutionize AI-driven capabilities at the edge.



Uranus Plus boasts a thermally efficient design, ensuring optimal performance in various conditions. It offers a range of connectivity options including 5G, 4G, and Wi-Fi, making it a versatile tool for a variety of smart applications.


With a 256Gb NVMe SSD, Uranus Plus is capable of running multiple neural networks and processing high-resolution images concurrently. This ability sets a new benchmark in AI-driven capabilities at the edge, supporting up to 100 TOPS of AI compute.


Uranus Plus supercharges vision AI application development with NVIDIA Metropolis Microservices for Jetson. Developers can access the latest generative AI capabilities through simple API calls, speeding up the development and deployment of vision AI applications at the far edge.



Featuring 2x USB Type A ports and 1x 2.5G LAN, Uranus Plus delivers superior bandwidth and performance. This makes it an ideal choice for industrial and safety applications, including high-speed defect detection in factories.



Uranus Plus has been designed with user-friendly features including GPIO, reset, and recovery buttons. These allow for easy device reboot and recovery, ensuring seamless operation and convenience.


Developers can leverage USB2.0 Type C for OTG functionality, allowing them to connect to a PC to reflash the image when necessary. The GPIO button offers programmable flexibility, enabling users to customize its function according to their applications.


SmartCow will be showcasing Uranus Plus at the NVIDIA GTC 2024, a global AI conference. Join us online or at the San Jose Convention Center from March 18-21.



Uranus Plus represents SmartCow's commitment to pushing the limits of AI technology. Available from March 2024, this powerful tool is set to reshape the future of artificial intelligence at the edge.

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