Overview
Intel® ESQ for Robotics is a system qualification framework designed to be a self-serve tool to qualify your boards, modules or systems as a ready-to-deploy robotics hardware. It aligns compute, camera, and software pipelines to ensure systems are deployment-ready across robot types such as AMRs, humanoids, and vision controllers.
Built on Intel’s latest edge silicon platforms (Panther Lake, Wildcat Lake), ESQ enables partners to qualify systems for performance, determinism, and interoperability—reducing integration risk and accelerating time to deployment.
Systems Requirement
Intel® ESQ for Robotics defines system requirements across two qualification tiers—Advanced Robotics and Mainstream Robotics—aligned to real-world workloads, robot types, and performance expectations. Each tier reflects increasing levels of compute, determinism, and AI capability required for deployment on the latest Intel® edge platforms.
Designed for next-generation robotics systems that require high compute density, real-time determinism, and support for complex AI models and multi-sensor fusion.
- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models for embodied AI
- Humanoid robotics (single-arm / dual-arm manipulation)
- Advanced perception + planning pipelines
- Multi-camera, multi-modal sensor fusion systems
Optimized for cost-performance balance, supporting widely deployed robotics stacks and real-time control systems across industrial and commercial use cases.
- Classical ROS2 navigation
- Vision AI using models such as YOLOv11
- Real-time control and actuation systems
- Robot Vision Controllers (RVC)
Get Started
Here are streamlined steps for you to set up and qualify your robotics system, board or modules using Intel® ESQ for Robotics.
Prepare Your System
Set up hardware and software environment aligned to ESQ system requirements, including supported OS, drivers, and dependencies.
Install ESQ Framework
Download and install the Intel® ESQ robotics profile, including test modules, workloads, and tools.
Run Qualification Tests
Execute ESQ test pipelines on your system to measure performance across robotics workloads, including AI inference and system-level validation.
Generate Report
Capture system outputs into an ESQ report aligned to robotics qualification criteria.
Submit for Qualification
Upload report and supporting documentation for review and before unlocking Go-To-Market Benefits.
Submit
Submit your ESQ report and system details to qualify your robotics platform and gain visibility in the Intel® Robotics ecosystem.
Submit
How to Get Support
Support is available via Intel Premier Support for any issues experienced during qualification activities.
For correct case disposition, please select the following products and categories.
- Product “Intel® Edge Software Recipes”
- Category as “Software/Driver/OS”
- Sub-Category as “Intel® Edge System Qualification”
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