Advantech Announces MIC-AI Series Edge AI Platforms Powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor

Advantech announced its latest edge AI platform lineup, the MIC-AI Series, powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor and designed to enable agentic AI at the edge through OpenClaw and NVIDIA Nemotron. On April 16, 2026, Advantech introduced a new generation of edge AI platforms in response to the agentic AI and physical AI trends highlighted at NVIDIA GTC 2026. The event made clear that AI is moving beyond inference toward intelligent systems capable of autonomously planning and executing tasks. With the integration of NVIDIA Nemotron 3 and OpenClaw, agentic AI implementation is entering a practical deployment stage. Advantech is launching the MIC-743, MIC-742, and MIC-741 edge AI platforms, along with the MIB-741 and MIB-742 AI inference boards, all fully supporting NVIDIA Jetson T4000 and Jetson T5000 modules. The Jetson T5000 series is already in mass production, while the Jetson T4000 series is scheduled to begin phased production from late April 2026. These solutions extend advanced AI capabilities such as OpenClaw and NVIDIA Nemotron from the cloud to the edge, enabling rapid development of agentic AI systems that cover the full flow from model inference to task execution. On NVIDIA Jetson Thor, OpenClaw, Nemotron, and NVIDIA OpenShell, a secure runtime environment, are integrated as NVIDIA NemoClaw. This allows agentic AI to function not merely as a model execution layer but as an edge autonomous system built for real-world operations. In authorized environments, the system can automatically reference standard operating procedures, maintenance history, and spare-parts inventory to help optimize production processes. It can also automate a workflow that starts with detecting parts shortages and proceeds through ordering, production schedule adjustment, and generation of work instructions for relevant engineers. In this architecture, Nemotron 3 Nano handles local inference, OpenClaw controls agent workflows, and NemoClaw provides the security, privacy, and policy management required for enterprise use. Together, these components create a complete edge agentic AI stack based on NVIDIA Jetson Thor. The MIC-743, MIC-742, MIC-741, MIB-741, and MIB-742 are equipped with NVIDIA Jetson T4000 and T5000 modules, delivering the compute performance required for generative AI and agentic AI in edge environments. The MIC-743, MIC-742, and MIC-741 provide up to 2,070 FP4 TFLOPS, while development boards provide up to 1,200 FP4 TFLOPS, supporting real-world deployment of agentic AI. High-bandwidth sensor interfaces and industrial-grade connectivity further enable real-time recognition, multi-sensor synchronization, and low-latency decision-making, making the platforms suitable for autonomous system applications. Advantech said that by integrating OpenClaw and Nemotron 3 into NemoClaw on Jetson Thor, it is connecting model-based AI development to physical AI that can operate in real-world industrial environments. The company plans to continue strengthening its collaboration with NVIDIA, expanding its edge AI portfolio, and promoting agentic AI adoption across smart manufacturing, automated inspection, and other industrial sectors.