Proton AI Core Vision – ESP32-S3 Edge AI & Vision Board (Limited Early Batch)

This is a limited early production batch of Proton AI Core.❗️

Proton AI Core is an ESP32-S3-based embedded AI development board designed for edge AI, computer vision, and multimodal sensing applications. The board targets developers, makers, and researchers who want to deploy AI workloads directly on-device, without relying on cloud processing.

At its core, Proton AI Core is built around the ESP32-S3 microcontroller, featuring dual-core processing and vector acceleration optimized for embedded AI inference. This makes it suitable for running lightweight neural networks for tasks such as image classification, object detection, audio analysis, and sensor fusion directly on the edge.

The board supports camera-based computer vision through a dedicated camera interface, enabling real-time image capture and processing for AI vision projects. In addition to vision, Proton AI Core integrates an onboard microphone, allowing developers to experiment with audio-based AI use cases such as wake-word detection, sound classification, and voice-triggered control.

To support motion-aware and context-aware applications, the board includes a 6-axis IMU (accelerometer + gyroscope). This enables use cases such as gesture recognition, motion tracking, orientation detection, and sensor fusion combined with vision or audio data.

For expandability, Proton AI Core provides external connectors for additional sensors and peripherals, allowing developers to connect I²C-based sensors, external modules, and custom hardware. This makes the board flexible for rapid prototyping and experimentation across a wide range of embedded AI scenarios.

Typical use cases include:

• Edge AI and computer vision experiments

• AI-powered IoT devices

• Motion-aware AI applications

• Audio-reactive embedded systems

• Rapid prototyping of AI-enabled hardware products

• Educational and research projects involving embedded machine learning

This listing represents a very small early production run with extremely limited availability (2 units only). These units are intended for early adopters and developers who want to explore the hardware ahead of the public launch.

The full product launch, including broader availability and special early-bird pricing, is planned to take place Launch soon.

Please note:

This is not a mass-market release. Buyers of this early batch are supporting the initial hardware validation phase and will receive the board ahead of the campaign.