Hardware Pioneers Max 2026 Round-Up

An Event to Remember.

Sundance at Hardware Pioneers Max 2026

Somehow, two weeks have already passed since we enjoyed a highly successful two days at Hardware Pioneers Max 2026. Held at ExCeL London on 10–11 June. it is one of the UK’s premier events for electronics, embedded systems, edge AI, and connected hardware development; the exhibition brought together thousands of engineers, innovators, technology companies, and industry leaders to explore the latest advances shaping the future of embedded computing.

Our stand attracted significant interest from visitors looking for high-performance, low-power FPGA and embedded vision solutions. Throughout the event, the Sundance team engaged with engineers, developers, researchers, and potential partners, demonstrating how our latest platforms can accelerate development while reducing power consumption, size, and system complexity.

We are already booked in for the show next year and very much look forward to seeing you there. If you didn’t manage to get to the show this year, we can very much recommend it!

Our team had a great time at the show and found the discussions to be very beneficial

VCS³ 3D Kit Draws Strong Interest

One of the standout products on our stand was the VCS³ 3D Kit, a compact embedded vision platform designed for rapid deployment. It demonstrates how advanced image processing and machine vision applications can be achieved within an exceptionally small footprint.

Built around the AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, the platform combines ARM processing with FPGA acceleration to support real-time image processing, sensor fusion and intelligent edge computing. Many visitors were impressed by how much performance the module delivers despite its compact size, making it well suited to applications where space, weight and power consumption are limited.

The VCS³ sparked conversations with visitors from a wide range of industries, including industrial automation, robotics, smart manufacturing, autonomous systems and advanced sensing.

SMT135-C Showcases Efficient Edge Computing

The SMT135-C evaluation platform also attracted plenty of attention throughout the exhibition. Based on the Efinix Titanium Ti135 FPGA, the board demonstrates how modern FPGA technology can provide powerful processing while keeping power consumption and heat generation to a minimum.

Live demonstrations showed how the platform operates efficiently without the cooling requirements often associated with larger FPGA devices. This generated strong interest from developers working on edge AI, embedded vision, real-time control and industrial systems, where thermal performance and energy efficiency are key design considerations.

The SMT135-C combines flexible FPGA fabric with integrated RISC-V processing, high-speed connectivity, optical interfaces, Gigabit Ethernet and advanced MIPI support, providing a versatile platform for next-generation embedded and edge computing applications.

Partner Demonstrations

Alongside Sundance’s own technology, visitors also explored partner demonstrations that highlighted how our platforms integrate into a wider technology ecosystem. Seeing complete solutions rather than individual components helped spark valuable discussions about real-world applications and system development.

We also had our partner Ainstein‘s full range of radar altimeters on display alongside boards from Trenz Electronic, proving very popular. Another popular exhibit was the Red Pitaya Lego Quantum Computer demonstration, which drew visitors throughout both days of the event and offered an engaging introduction to quantum computing concepts.

Looking Ahead

Hardware Pioneers Max once again proved to be an excellent opportunity to meet customers, partners, researchers and engineers from across the embedded systems industry. The conversations over the two days reflected the growing demand for compact, power-efficient FPGA platforms that support edge AI, vision processing and other advanced embedded applications.

The strong interest in both the VCS³ and the SMT135-C reinforces our commitment to developing solutions that combine performance, flexibility and efficiency.

A big thank you to everyone who visited the Sundance stand, watched our demonstrations and shared details about their projects. We look forward to continuing those conversations and helping bring the next generation of intelligent embedded systems to life.

To learn more about the VCS³, the SMT135-C or the wider Sundance FPGA and embedded computing portfolio, please get in touch with the Sundance team.