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NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano/NX-based Mekotronics AI Box targets humanoid robots, Smart Cities management, transportation applications

Mekotronics AI Box NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano NX

Better known for its unique Rockchip industrial PC designs, Mekotronics has now launched an “AI Box” based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 4GB/8GB or Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB for humanoid robots, smart transportation (V2X) applications, Smart Cities, Smart Agriculture, medical imaging, and more. While the company often provides niche features on its Rockchip systems, its Jetson embedded computer offers pretty standard interfaces with an HDMI video output, six USB Type-A ports, two Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports (one with PoE), a 40-pin GPIO header, two camera connectors, a terminal block for CAN Bus and UART, and a system connector for LEDs, power button, etc… Mekotronics AI Box specifications: Compatible modules NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 4GB up to 34 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB up to 67 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB up to 117 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB up to 157 TOPS Storage 2x M.2 Key-M […]

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WeAct N006 – A compact NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX carrier board designed for robots and UAVs

WeAct N006

WeAct N006 is a carrier board for NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB, specifically designed for robots and UAVs with a compact (90x60mm) form factor that’s barely larger than a credit card. The board features an HDMI video output, a Gigabit Ethernet port, two M.2 sockets for NVMe storage and WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, three USB 3.2 ports, various connectors for GPIO, I2C, UART, and CAN Bus, and an XT30 connector for 16V to 28V DC input. WeAct N006 specifications: Supported SoM – NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB up to 40W Super Mode Storage – M.2 Key-M socket for M.2 2242 NVMe SSD Video Output – HDMI port Camera – 2x 4-lame MIPI DSI interface Networking Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port Optional WiFi and Bluetooth via M.2 Key-E socket USB 2x USB 3.1 (10 Gbps) Type-A ports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) OTG Type-C port Serial 4-pin CAN […]

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NVIDIA Jetson gets fanless solid-state cooling module

NVIDIA Jeson Orin Nano Module cooled by ionic wind DBD Plasma solution

YPlasma has showcased its ultrathin solid-state cooling module based on dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators on NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano at Computex 2026. Ultrathin solid-state cooling solutions replacing thicker and noisier mechanical fans have been demonstrated on consumer hardware in the past, with solutions such as xMEMS µCooling fan-on-a-chip for SSDs and Frore Systems Airjet Mini and Airjet Pro used in laptops and mini PCs. Both solutions generate tiny vibrations to create an airflow, but YPlasma’s DBD plasma cooling module generates ionic wind to cool the device. This forces convection without moving parts, audible noise, vibration, or dust ingestion paths. We’ll explain more about the technology below. The company validated the following on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano: Thermal range – 7 W to 25 W, the full operating range of the Jetson Orin Nano family, including Super Mode (25W), with a steady state reached in 10 minutes. Form […]

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Sharpa Wave is a high-end dexterous robotic hand with 22 DoF, high-sensitivity dynamic tactile array

Sharpa Wave dexterous robotic hand

NVIDIA just announced the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot in a half-baked press release for Computex 2026, with an “available-soon reference workflow” and availability sometime by the end of the year with the Unitree H2 humanoid chassis. One component of the kit that appears to be available now, albeit in limited quantity, is the Sharpa Wave high-end dexterous robotic hand with 22 degrees of freedom (DoF) and a dynamic tactile array (DTA) on each finger, enabling it to feel objects as lightweight as a butterfly. Sharpa Wave robotic hand highlights: 1:1 scale human form – The palm width to hand length ratio is approximately 0.618, enabling the Wave to manipulate the same tools as humans. 22 active Degrees of Freedom – Isomorphic design mirroring the human hand Dynamic Tactile Array (DTA) powered by a proprietary neural network-based algorithm and sensing modules to enable detection of tight objects (like a butterfly) […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 33 Comments on RVA23-compliant K3 Pico-ITX SBC and K3-CoM260 SoM feature SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V AI SoC, up to 32GB RAM, 256GB UFS

RVA23-compliant K3 Pico-ITX SBC and K3-CoM260 SoM feature SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V AI SoC, up to 32GB RAM, 256GB UFS

SpacemiT K3 RVA23 mini-ITX motherboard

SpacemiT has now officially launched the K3 Pico-ITX SBC and K3-CoM260 system-on-module with the RVA23-compliant, SpacemiT K3 octa-core X100 CPU with up to 60 TOPS of AI performance, up to 32GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS, and PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD support. The board also features an eDP connector, a 10GbE SFP+ cage, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port, built-in WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless connectivity, two USB Type-C connectors, four USB 2.0 ports, an M.2 Key-B socket coupled with a NanoSIM card slot for 4G LTE or 5G cellular connectivity, and more. K3 Pico-ITX SBC specifications: SoC – SpacemiT K3 CPU 8x 64-bit RISC-V X100 “big” cores clocked up to 2.4 GHz, RVA23 compliance; 130 KDMIPS performance (similar to RK3588) 8x RISC-V A100 AI Cores with support for up to 1024-bit RVV1.0 parallel computing, optimized for matrix operations. GPU – Imagination Technologies BXM4-64-MC1 GPU with Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 3.0, and OpenGL […]

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21.5-inch AI Touch Panel PC is powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX module for industrial HMI applications

NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX AI Touch Panel PC

AAEON NIKY-2215-NX is a 21.5-inch Full HD AI Touch Panel PC powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB and designed for AI-enhanced HMI applications such as production line inspection systems and industrial monitoring dashboards. The panel PC features two GbE RJ45 jacks, four USB 3.2 Type-A ports, CAN Bus, RS-232/422/485, and DIO DB-9/15 connectors, and three M.2 sockets for NVMe storage, WiFI/Bluetooth, and 4G LTE/5G cellular connectivity. It can operate in a -5°C to +55°C temperature range, offers vibration and shock tolerance, and takes 12V to 24V DC input. AAEON NIKY-2215-NX specifications: SoM – NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX Jetson Orin NX 16GB – 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU, 1024-core NVIDIA Ampere GPU, up to 157 TOPS, 16GB LPDDR5 Jetson Orin NX 8GB – 6-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU, 1024-core NVIDIA Ampere GPU, up to 117 TOPS, 8GB LPDDR5 Storage – 128 GB (default) NVMe SSD via M.2 2280 M-Key socket Panel […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments on $4,290+ Unitree R1-A5 and R1-A7 humanoid robots features grippers or dexterous hands, fixed or wheeled base

$4,290+ Unitree R1-A5 and R1-A7 humanoid robots features grippers or dexterous hands, fixed or wheeled base

Unitree R1-A7 dual-arm humanoid robot

Unitree has extended its R1 dual‑arm humanoid robot family with new R1-A5 and R1-A7 models, which can be fitted with 2-finger grippers or 3 or 5-finger dexterous hands, and attached to a fixed base or a wheeled base for indoor mobility. The new robots appear based on the low-cost Unitree R1 platform launched last year, which can dance, walk, run, perform kung-fu moves, and chat with users, but is otherwise not overly useful since it lacks dexterous hands. The R1-A5 and R1-A7 won’t be able to dance, since they don’t come with legs, but the upper body comes with a head and two arms equipped with grippers or dexterous hands, which could perform useful tasks in combination with binocular vision. Four new models are available with the following specifications: They mostly share the same specifications, but the R1-A7 has longer arms and adds 4 degrees of freedom (2 extra per […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on NVIDIA phases out several Jetson modules due to high LPDDR4 RAM prices and tight supplies

NVIDIA phases out several Jetson modules due to high LPDDR4 RAM prices and tight supplies

NVIDIA Jetson LPDDR4 end of life

Following the well-advertised Raspberry Pi 4/5 price hikes, we’ve just written an article about some SBCs quadrupling in price since 2024 due to RAM price increases, and another victim appears to be NVIDIA Jetson modules relying on LPDDR4 memory. That’s according to a lifecycle update by Connect Tech that claims that “due to changes in global DRAM market dynamics, NVIDIA has indicated that supply and pricing for LPDDR4-based modules have become increasingly constrained. As a result, NVIDIA is accelerating End-of-Life (EOL) timelines for” specific modules. Four families are impacted: NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX (4GB and 8GB) NVIDIA Jetson TX2i (all SKUs) NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier (32GB and Industrial) NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX All these modules were released in 2021 or before. The end-of-life timeline is as follows: Now – All new purchase orders for products integrating TX2 NX, TX2i, AGX Xavier, and Xavier NX modules are Non-Cancelable, Non-Returnable (NCNR) July […]

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