The summer of 2026 brings Raspberry Pi HATs that offer new capabilities extending from AI inferencing and storage expansion to remote power management and long-range wireless communication.

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2

The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 comes equipped with a Hailo Hailo-10H AI accelerator capable of delivering 40 TOPS.

The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 is a significant upgrade to the previous model, which pushes out 40 TOPS over the former’s 26 TOPS. The HAT achieves this goal using the Hailo-10H AI accelerator, which also allows it to process large language models (LLMs) locally. The board also incorporates 8 GB of onboard RAM, a PCIe Gen3 x1 FPC connector, and the all-familiar, 40-pin GPIO header, only it acts as a pass-through for the Raspberry Pi

SixFab AI HAT

Sixfab recently launched its AI HAT+ for the Raspberry Pi 5. It’s based on the DEEPX DX-M1 AI accelerator for rapid prototyping and local inference. Because the accelerator is soldered directly to the board, it can run AI vision locally without the need for the cloud or GPU, allowing it to process object detection, segmentation, and classification in real-time.

Witty Pi 5 HAT

UUGear The Witty Pi 5 HAT+ comes equipped with an RP2350 MCU that’s capable of performing power-management functions.

UUGear’s Witty Pi 5 HAT+ is a power scheduler for Raspberry Pi that comes with an RP2350 MCU that’s capable of performing power-management functions. It features an onboard RTC with voltage and temperature monitoring for automated power on/off, suiting it for applications such as solar-powered projects, environmental monitors, and industrial controllers. The Witty Pi 5 HAT+ is also suitable for use with all Pi boards equipped with the 40-pin header.

PCIe3.0 Switch to Dual M.2 HAT

Seeed Studios The PCIe3.0 Switch to Dual M.2 HAT brings NVMe storage at full PCIe 3.0 bandwidth.

Seeed Studio’s PCIe3.0 Switch to Dual M.2 HAT is designed for Raspberry Pi 5, allowing it to access dual NVMe SSDs, driving Hailo8/8L (only M.2 key B+M) and Google Coral AI accelerators at PCIe 3.0 speeds. This is thanks to the onboard ASMedia ASM2806 PCIe 3.0 switch chip, which maintains the larger throughput. Seeed does state, however, that due to compatibility issues with Raspberry Pi’s PCIe, not all NVMe SSDs are supported.

WisMesh Pi HAT RAK6421

RAKwireless The WisMesh Pi HAT RAK6421 allows users to connect WisBlock LoRa radios and sensors directly to the Pi.

RAKwireless’ WisMesh Pi HAT RAK6421 is designed to transform the Raspberry Pi 4/5 into a modular Meshtastic gateway, enabling users to connect WisBlock LoRa radios and sensors directly to the Pi. The HAT takes a modular approach, providing two WisBlock IO slots and four sensor slots. Thus, users can easily plug in or swap modules on-demand.

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