Qualcomm Technologies announced its upcoming acquisition of Arduino, a company offering open-source hardware and software solutions. The move is Qualcomm’s latest effort toward advancing its suite of edge computing products after its recent acquisitions of Edge Impulse and Foundries.io.
Arduino’s ecosystem and community will integrate with Qualcomm’s full-stack development platform to grant businesses, professionals and others a space to prototype and test their new solutions and start to commercialize them with support from Qualcomm’s expansive partner ecosystem.
The pair are launching Arduino UNO Q, a single-board computer featuring a “dual brain” architecture that will leverage Qualcomm’s processing, graphics, computer vision and AI stack, according to a news release. The product will enable AI-powered vision and sound solutions that react to their environment, such as smart home solutions and industrial automation systems.
Following the acquisition, Arduino will retain its independent brand identity and its suite of tools, and it will continue to support computing hardware from various semiconductor providers. Arduino’s more than 33 million active users will gain access to Qualcomm’s tech stack and global reach.
