BrainChip, which says it’s “the world’s first business producer of ultra-low-power, absolutely digital, event-based neuromorphic AI”, has introduced its function because the official know-how sponsor for the 2025-2026 Raytheon Autonomous Automobile Competitors.
The Raytheon AVC, themed “Operation Landing”, challenges undergraduate engineering groups from throughout 4 areas – South, Puerto Rico, West Coast, and East Coast – to design and combine a collaborative system of programs involving no less than one Unmanned Aerial Automobile (UAV) and one Unmanned Floor Automobile (UGV).
Groups should reveal absolutely autonomous navigation, goal identification, and collaborative behaviors, together with the signature problem of autonomously touchdown a UAV on a shifting UGV.
Because the competitors’s core know-how supplier, BrainChip is requiring collaborating groups to combine its superior neuromorphic semiconductor know-how into their programs.
Groups may have unique entry to the Akida™ AKD1000, a low-power Edge AI acceleration processor constructed on the Akida 1 neural community inference processor.
Sean Hehir, CEO of BrainChip, says: “Supporting STEM schooling and fostering innovation is on the core of BrainChip’s mission.
“This competitors represents the way forward for autonomous programs – the place power-constrained units should make clever selections in real-time. We’re proud to see our Akida know-how driving the cognitive capabilities of the UAVs and UGVs on this yr’s problem.”
To make sure pupil success, BrainChip is offering the AKD1000 {hardware} at price, delivering neuromorphic boards to every college competitors staff.
Moreover, BrainChip is committing as much as 40 hours of digital engineering help per competitors, together with recorded webinars and integration guides, to help groups in mastering on-chip studying and real-time adaptation to subject circumstances.
Jesse Lee, Raytheon Autonomous Automobile Competitors lead, says: “The Raytheon Autonomous Automobile Competitors is designed to push the boundaries of what college college students can obtain in autonomous programs.
“By incorporating BrainChip’s neuromorphic processors, we’re equipping the following technology of engineers with the cutting-edge AI capabilities required to resolve real-world protection and catastrophe response challenges.”
The competition area areas and dates:
- South: The College of Texas at Arlington, Texas, April 16-17
- East: George Mason College, Washington, DC, April 22-24
- West: Santa Barbara Metropolis Faculty, California, June 5-6
- Puerto Rico: To be determined
Foremost picture courtesy of LaiLa Huang Engineering
