Advantech Launches the AIR-120 – A Compact Edge AI System Designed for Rapid AI Adoption

Advantech, Taipei, 03.06.2025 - Advantech (2395, TW), a leading provider of AIoT platforms and services, proudly announces the launch of the AIR-120, a compact edge AI inference system. It is powered by the Intel® Atom™ x7433RE (Amston Lake), Core™ i3-N305, Processor N97 (Alder Lake), and the Hailo-8 AI accelerator. This powerful system configuration delivers scalable performance with up to 8 cores and up to 26 TOPS of AI computing power, enabling high-throughput, low-latency inference with an optimal balance of performance, power efficiency, and cost – perfect for lightweight vision AI applications. Designed for industrial environments, the AIR-120 supports a wide operating temperature range from -20 to 60°C, and complies with IEC 61000-6-4 and IEC 61000-6-2 EMC standards for heavy industry. To streamline edge AI deployment, the AIR-120 is bundled with Advantech’s Edge AI SDK, EdgeBMC, and the Hailo AI Software Suite. These tools provide benchmarking utilities, runtime SDKs, and remote monitoring and management capabilities, simplifying model development, conversion, optimization, and deployment. Target applications include public safety monitoring, AI-based security inspection, and workforce safety.

Kickstart Your AI Journey with the AIR-120

The AIR-120 combines low power consumption, dedicated AI acceleration, and industrial-grade durability, making it a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy edge AI inference system that integrates seamlessly into existing infrastructure. Its compact form factor (176 x 112.35 x 66.4 mm) houses robust AI computing capabilities, advanced remote management features, and more than 12 versatile I/O options to support vision cameras, equipment control, and communication interfaces. I/O interfaces include 1 x 2.5GbE, 1 x 1GbE, 2 x COM, 2 x USB 3.2, 2 x USB 2.0, optional dual CAN bus, and 3 x M.2 expansion slots. One of the Ethernet ports support EdgeBMC for out-of-band remote system management. The internal M.2 slots enable easy integration of the Hailo-8 AI module, storage devices, Wi-Fi, and 4G LTE modules. A dedicated thermal solution ensures stable performance of the Hailo-8 during high-load AI workloads – such as YOLOv3-based object detection – preventing overheating and ensuring reliable operation.Seamless AI Adoption with Software Toolkit IntegrationThe AIR-120 integrates the Hailo-8 AI acceleration module with a comprehensive suite of development tools to enable rapid AI deployment. The Advantech Edge AI SDK, fully integrated with the HailoRT runtime SDK, enables fast setup and streamlined development workflows. For AI model conversion, the Hailo AI Software Suite includes:  

• Model Zoo: A collection of ready-to-use models 
• Dataflow Compiler: For efficient cross-platform model conversion  
• TAPPAS toolkit: A library of pre-trained models for applications such as multi-stream object detection, distance segmentation, classification, and pose estimation 

To further support development, the Edge AI SDK offers benchmarking tools and AI reference samples to evaluate hardware performance. In addition, built-in support for EdgeBMC enables out-of-band remote management, simplifying monitoring and maintenance for scalable edge AI deployment.

Advantech’s AIR-120 is available now.