NEPI gives researchers a ready-made platform for sensor integration, AI-driven data collection, and autonomous field operations - so your team spends time on research, not infrastructure.
Go from concept to field-ready prototype in days. NEPI provides 90% of the software your smart system needs out of the box, including drivers, AI management, and data collection.
NEPI's structured data collection and synchronization tools ensure consistent, high-quality datasets across deployments and field campaigns.
Built on ROS and ROS 2 with full source code access. Integrate your own models, algorithms, and custom workflows without vendor lock-in.
See how research groups deploy NEPI for autonomous maritime, environmental, and defense applications.
A student-led team used NEPI on NVIDIA Jetson hardware to develop an autonomous ferry prototype with AI-based buoy detection and autonomous docking capabilities, funded by the WA Department of Transportation.
Read case studyOcean Aero integrated NEPI into their autonomous surface vehicles for 360-degree AI-driven maritime threat detection. Within six months, the team had five cameras connected to onboard AI models running at the edge.
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