Espressif Systems (SSE: 688018.SH) announces a strategic collaboration with Bosch Sensortec, a leading provider of MEMS sensors and sensing solutions. Together, the two companies are introducing a new class of AI-powered intelligent solutions that combine advanced motion sensing with wireless connectivity and large-language-model intelligence.

The joint solution is designed to accelerate the convergence of multimodal sensing and intelligent interaction, enabling devices to move seamlessly from environmental perception and motion detection to intent understanding and intelligent response. Target applications include AI toys, smart home devices, health and fitness products, and intelligent office systems, delivering more natural, responsive, and real-time user experiences.

The collaboration was formally announced at a joint signing ceremony attended by Teo Swee Ann, Founder and CEO of Espressif Systems; Stefan Finkbeiner, General Manager and CEO of Bosch Sensortec; and Hongyu Wang, President of Bosch Sensortec Asia Pacific.

The signing ceremony was held at Espressif’s Shanghai headquarters

“By integrating Bosch Sensortec’s proven high-performance MEMS sensors into our platforms, we can help customers build robust and precise sensing solutions for a wide range of applications, while ensuring high quality at the foundational level,” said Teo Swee Ann, Founder and CEO of Espressif Systems.

Stefan Finkbeiner, General Manager and CEO of Bosch Sensortec, added, “Through our collaboration with Espressif, we are making advanced sensing technologies more accessible and easier to deploy. Espressif’s strong ecosystem support plays an important role in driving broader adoption of sensors in consumer applications and shaping the next generation of IoT solutions.”

Espressif Founder and CEO Teo Swee Ann and Stefan Finkbeiner, Managing Director and CEO of Bosch Sensortec, jointly witnessed the establishment of the partnership

The joint solution combines Bosch Sensortec’s high-performance MEMS sensors and sensor algorithms with Espressif’s ESP32-C5 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 SoC, which serves as the central controller. The collaboration leverages a range of Bosch Sensortec MEMS sensors — including the BME690 environmental gas sensor, BMI270 motion IMU, and BMM350 magnetometer— to enable precise multi-dimensional sensing with low power consumption. This integrated platform enables developers to build flexible, multimodal interaction solutions with efficient sensor fusion and real-time responsiveness.

This tightly integrated architecture allows devices to accurately interpret user actions and context—whether for gesture recognition, scene awareness, or intelligent feedback—while maintaining a streamlined data path and responsive interaction loop. By providing standardized hardware and software building blocks, the solution significantly reduces development complexity and validation effort, enabling faster time-to-market for innovative products.

From Motion Sensing to Real-World Applications

In smart-home scenarios, Espressif will provide native Home Assistant integration, along with open-source ESP32-C5 firmware, allowing devices to be automatically discovered and seamlessly integrated into Home Assistant automation workflows. A single device can serve multiple roles—for example, acting as a door/window sensor, a wireless dimmer, or even a voice-enabled control node—depending on configuration and automation logic.

In enterprise environments, motion and gesture aware devices based on ESP32-C5 can interpret subtle user actions locally and translate them into control commands for connected systems and services, enabling reminders, scheduling actions, or environment adjustments without disrupting workflow.

For fitness and motion-tracking applications, Bosch Sensortec’s IMU sensor enables accurate local motion analysis, while large-model intelligence provides contextual feedback, posture guidance, and personalized training recommendations delivered through multimodal outputs such as voice or lighting.

The same capabilities can be applied to AI-powered interactive toys, where motion sensing and intent recognition allow products to respond naturally to touch, movement, and handling—closing the loop from perception to understanding to response.

Developer-Ready Hardware Platforms

To support rapid development and evaluation, Espressif and Bosch Sensortec are introducing two ready-to-use hardware platforms:

ESP-SensairShuttle (Production-Ready Evaluation Platform)

Targeted at education, research, and large-scale evaluation, ESP-SensairShuttle features a modular sensor architecture. Based on ESP32-C5, it supports Bosch Sensortec’s BME690 environmental sensor, BMI270 motion IMU, and BMM350 magnetometer through interchangeable sensor boards, enabling environmental monitoring, motion and posture sensing, and magnetic field awareness. The platform’s ready-to-use firmware and open interfaces make it ideal for teaching, algorithm evaluation, and product prototyping.

ESP-Spot (Open-Source Hardware)

Designed for developers and makers, ESP-Spot enables quick validation of motion-based interaction and intelligent control use cases. Built on ESP32-C5 and integrating Bosch Sensortec’s BMI270 motion IMU and BMM350 magnetometer, it supports low-power motion detection, instant wake-up, and gesture recognition. Complete hardware designs, firmware source code, and documentation are provided to accelerate prototyping.

Through this collaboration, Espressif and Bosch Sensortec are jointly enabling developers to build intelligent, motion-aware, and AI-connected devices with greater efficiency, flexibility, and scalability—unlocking new possibilities for human–machine interaction across consumer and industrial applications.

About Espressif Systems

Espressif Systems (SSE: 688018.SH) is a global semiconductor company specializing in wireless connectivity solutions for AIoT applications. With a comprehensive portfolio spanning Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Thread, and Matter technologies, Espressif provides SoCs, software, and services that enable secure, scalable, and intelligent connected products worldwide.

For more information, please visit: https://www.espressif.com

About Bosch Sensortec

Bosch Sensortec GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, develops and markets a wide portfolio of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and solutions tailored for smartphones, tablets, wearables and hearables, AR/VR devices, drones, robots, smart home and IoT (Internet of Things) applications. The product portfolio includes 3–axis accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers, integrated 6 and 9 axis sensors, smart sensors, barometric pressure sensors, humidity sensors, gas sensors, optical microsystems and comprehensive software. Since its foundation in 2005, Bosch Sensortec has emerged as the MEMS technology leader in the markets it addresses. Bosch has been both a pioneer and one of the leading providers in the MEMS sensor segment since 1995 and has, to date, sold more than 23 billion MEMS sensors.

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