arXiv:2511.07046v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Deploying continuous-control reinforcement learning policies on embedded hardware requires meeting tight latency and power budgets. Small FPGAs can deliver these, but only if costly floating-point pipelines are avoided. We study quantization-aware training (QAT) of policies for integer inference and we present a learning-to-hardware pipeline that automatically selects low-bit policies and synthesizes them to an Artix-7 FPGA. Across five MuJoCo tasks, we obtain policy networks that are competitive with full precision (FP32) policies but requir
The increasing demand for efficient AI deployment on embedded systems, driven by advancements in reinforcement learning, is making quantized control a critical area of research.
This research enables the deployment of sophisticated AI on resource-constrained hardware, expanding the reach of autonomous systems and reducing operational costs and power consumption.
The ability to run continuous control policies on integer-only hardware significantly lowers barriers to entry for embedded AI, especially in applications where power and latency are critical.
- · Embedded AI hardware manufacturers
- · Autonomous systems developers
- · Robotics industry
- · Edge computing providers
- · Companies reliant solely on high-power, floating-point hardware for AI deploymen
More widespread and cost-effective deployment of AI-driven continuous control in real-world applications.
Accelerated innovation in areas like robotics, industrial automation, and highly energy-efficient autonomous drones.
Potential for new business models centered on ultra-low-power, distributed AI intelligence at the sensor level.
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