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2026-09-29 - Product Launch - Advantech launches ASR-D501 AI mission computer for autonomous drones - The platform offers up to 12 TOPS of AI compute with power consumption below 10 W. Five four-lane MIPI-CSI camera interfaces support multi-camera perception. ROS 2 software and sensor interfaces support mission development while a separate flight controller… - source: advantech.com 2026-09-23 - Acquisition - Qualcomm agrees to acquire PickNik - MoveIt 1 and 2 are expected to remain open-source, community-driven and usable on third-party hardware. Qualcomm plans tighter MoveIt and MoveIt Pro integration with Dragonwing robotics and Arduino platforms. The companies plan to show MoveIt Pro running on… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-08-25 - Partnership - Fixstars joins planned Qualcomm Japan Robotics Center at launch - The planned center forms part of a long-term investment initiative for intelligent automation and industrial robotics in Japan. Fixstars will contribute embedded development, edge-AI inference optimization and performance engineering for applications on… - source: news.fixstars.com 2026-07-23 - Market Signal - Wetour joins Qualcomm Partner Network to evaluate Dragonwing technologies for Orchestra - The membership gives Wetour access to Qualcomm tools, training, development support and ecosystem visibility. Wetour will evaluate Dragonwing technologies for Orchestra applications in industrial robotics, smart factories and embedded IoT. The evaluation is… - source: globenewswire.com 2026-07-16 - Capability - acontis validates EC-Master on Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 - The test network comprised 64 Beckhoff and Omron SubDevices running a one-millisecond cycle. EC-Master processing stayed below 5% CPU load in the tested process-data configurations. The configuration uses real-time Yocto Linux, the atemsys driver and CPU… - source: acontis.com 2026-07-09 - Demonstration - Forgis demonstrates voice-directed robot control on Arduino UNO Q - A smartphone sent the operator’s voice command to an AI agent running on the Arduino UNO Q board. The Forgis foundation model identified the target object and destination, calculated the motion plan, and directed the robotic arm to complete pick-and-place.… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-06-25 - Market Signal - Qualcomm raises non-handset target around AI infrastructure expansion - The company targeted more than $15B of data-center revenue by fiscal 2029 and $5B by fiscal 2027. The roadmap included Dragonfly C1000 CPU and AI300 inference accelerator products for AI infrastructure workloads. Coverage framed robotics as part of… - source: investors.com 2026-06-23 - Partnership - Refined Robotics joins Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators APAC - The cohort comprised 15 startups in Japan, Singapore and South Korea selected from more than 100 applications. The programme offered Snapdragon, Dragonwing, Arduino UNO Q and Qualcomm AI Hub access plus six months of engineering mentorship. A fourth-quarter… - source: refinedrobotics.com 2026-06-02 - Partnership - NEXCOM and Qualcomm collaborate on embodied-AI robotics platform - The companies were assessing a future AI control board combining Dragonwing IQ10 with real-time motion control and functional safety. The envisioned board would support EtherCAT and target humanoid robots, AMRs and smart-manufacturing applications. NEXCOM… - source: nexcom.com 2026-05-21 - Partnership - Stellantis and Qualcomm expand framework for Level 2+ automated driving - Snapdragon Ride Pilot and Qualcomm system-on-chip technology were added to the future-vehicle programme. The scope covers Level 2+ automated-driving functions across Stellantis vehicles. - source: qualcomm.com 2026-04-10 - Partnership - Bosch and Qualcomm expand ADAS collaboration with East Asian design wins - Bosch had delivered over 10 million Snapdragon-powered cockpit computers, a separate milestone from the new ADAS programmes. The new East Asian ADAS design wins target first vehicle launches in 2028. Snapdragon Ride Flex allows cockpit and ADAS functions to… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-03-10 - Partnership - Qualcomm and Wayve pre-integrate AI Driver with Snapdragon Ride - Wayve AI Driver is being pre-integrated with Snapdragon Ride and Active Safety. The combined stack targets automaker ADAS and automated-driving programmes. - source: qualcomm.com 2026-03-09 - Product Launch - Arduino announces VENTUNO Q powered by Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series - Arduino announced VENTUNO Q, a developer board powered by Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series. The board is positioned for developer, IoT and robotics applications and was scheduled for availability in Q2 2026. The launch gives Qualcomm's Dragonwing platform a… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-03-09 - Partnership - Qualcomm and NEURA Robotics enter strategic collaboration for physical AI - Qualcomm and NEURA Robotics entered a strategic collaboration to advance physical AI and cognitive robotics. The collaboration links Qualcomm edge AI and compute platforms with NEURA's robotics systems. The partnership connects Qualcomm's chip and platform… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-03-01 - Product Launch - Qualcomm brings on-premises industrial AI and connectivity to AI factories - Qualcomm introduced industrial AI and connectivity products for on-premises AI factory infrastructure. The release positioned Qualcomm platforms for edge AI, industrial connectivity and factory deployments. The product set extends Qualcomm's… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-01-09 - Product Launch - Qualcomm introduces Dragonwing robotics and IoT platform portfolio - Qualcomm introduced the Dragonwing brand covering robotics, industrial IoT and embedded AI compute platforms. The portfolio expands Qualcomm's positioning in robotics compute, connectivity and developer systems. The launch consolidated Qualcomm's… - source: qualcomm.com 2026-01-05 - Product Launch - Qualcomm introduces Dragonwing Q-7790 and Q-8750 processors for drones and industrial vision - Qualcomm introduced Dragonwing Q-7790 and Q-8750 processors for security-focused on-device AI. The processors target drones, smart cameras, industrial vision, AI TVs and video collaboration systems. The launch extends Qualcomm's edge AI portfolio into drones… - source: qualcomm.com 2025-11-13 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Dragonwing IQ-X Series industrial PC processors - Qualcomm launched the Dragonwing IQ-X Series for industrial PCs, PLCs, panel PCs and edge controllers. The processors combine Oryon CPU cores, edge AI performance, industrial lifecycle support and connectivity for factory-floor systems. - source: qualcomm.com 2025-10-07 - Acquisition - Qualcomm announces acquisition of Arduino - Qualcomm announced an agreement to acquire Arduino. Arduino introduced UNO Q, a dual-brain board powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing platform. The acquisition gives Qualcomm a developer ecosystem channel for embedded AI, IoT and robotics prototyping. - source: qualcomm.com 2025-08-18 - Partnership - Lantronix Open-Q 5165N powers Red Cat Black Widow drones - Lantronix had begun production shipments of Open-Q 5165N modules for Black Widow when it announced the design win. The module is built around Qualcomm QRB5165 compute and provides onboard edge-AI processing. Lantronix described the module as TAA- and… - source: lantronix.com 2025-05-19 - Partnership - Qualcomm and Advantech collaborate on Dragonwing edge AI platforms - Qualcomm and Advantech announced a collaboration around Dragonwing platforms and developer tools for edge AI. The collaboration targets IoT and industrial edge AI systems. The partnership adds an industrial hardware channel for Qualcomm's embedded AI and… - source: qualcomm.com 2025-03-20 - Partnership - RGo Robotics implements vision-based perception engine on Qualcomm SoCs for robotics market - The implementation supports vision-based localization and obstacle detection on Qualcomm RB5 and QRB5165 robotics processors. Running perception on the embedded system reduces power demand and avoids dependence on external positioning infrastructure. - source: qualcomm.com 2025-01-06 - Product Launch - APLUX introduces Ultra Magnus with Ti5 and Qualcomm - APLUX supplied its fusion-architecture operating system and edge AI, while Qualcomm QCS8550 supported onboard compute, perception and planning. Ti5 provided joint modules and motion-control algorithms; local language-model and vision processing supported… - source: aidlux.com 2024-10-09 - Product Launch - Qualcomm introduces industrial-grade IQ Series processors - Qualcomm introduced the industrial-grade IQ Series processor family for safety-grade industrial environments. The processors target industrial edge AI systems operating in demanding environments with wide temperature ranges and safety features. The product… - source: qualcomm.com 2024-04-24 - Capability - Doodle Labs integrates Qualcomm RB5 into robotics radios - Doodle Labs announced integration of Qualcomm’s RB5 Platform, built around the QRB5165, into its line of mesh radios. The combined stack pairs onboard compute with high-bandwidth, long-range communications for unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and… - source: doodlelabs.com 2024-04-09 - Product Launch - Qualcomm introduces RB3 Gen 2 Platform for on-device AI robotics and IoT - Qualcomm introduced the RB3 Gen 2 Platform for mid-tier IoT applications including robots and drones. The platform supports on-device AI, camera ISP, industrial I/O and software updates for robotics and embedded development. - source: qualcomm.com 2023-05-23 - Product Launch - Qualcomm releases RB5 AMR reference design for autonomous mobile robots - Qualcomm released an RB5-based reference design for autonomous mobile robots. The design includes perception, navigation and connectivity components for robotics developers. The reference design lowers integration work for AMR builders using Qualcomm compute… - source: qualcomm.com 2023-03-14 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Robotics RB1 and RB2 Platforms - Qualcomm introduced Robotics RB1 and Robotics RB2 platforms for lower-power robotics and IoT systems. The platforms are based on QRB2210 and QRB4210 processors and support machine vision, onboard intelligence and wireless connectivity. - source: qualcomm.com 2023-02-07 - Partnership - Qualcomm and Skydio collaborate on autonomous drone compute platforms - Qualcomm and Skydio collaborated on drone compute platforms using Qualcomm robotics processors. The collaboration focuses on enabling AI-driven autonomy and perception for enterprise drone systems. The partnership links Qualcomm compute to Skydio's… - source: qualcomm.com 2022-05-10 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Robotics RB6 Platform and RB5 AMR Reference Design - Qualcomm launched the Robotics RB6 Platform for premium 5G and edge-AI robotics systems. The same release introduced the RB5 AMR Reference Design for autonomous mobile robot development. Together, the products expanded Qualcomm's robotics stack from chips… - source: qualcomm.com 2022-01-05 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Robotics RB6 Platform for edge AI robotics - Qualcomm launched the Robotics RB6 Platform built on the Qualcomm QRB5165 processor for autonomous robots and drones. The platform supports AI inference, computer vision, navigation and 5G connectivity for robotics developers. The launch expanded Qualcomm's… - source: qualcomm.com 2021-08-17 - Partnership - ModalAI becomes distributor for Qualcomm drone platform - The agreement covers Qualcomm’s 5G- and AI-enabled drone platform. ModalAI also distributes the associated reference design. The channel relationship expands developer access to the Qualcomm system. - source: modalai.com 2021-08-17 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Flight RB5 5G Platform for autonomous drones - Qualcomm launched the Flight RB5 5G Platform for commercial, industrial and enterprise drone systems. The platform integrates edge AI, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, camera processing and security features for autonomous drone applications. The launch positioned Qualcomm… - source: qualcomm.com 2021-06-29 - Partnership - Qualcomm collaborates with Boston Dynamics on robotics AI and compute - Qualcomm collaborated with Boston Dynamics to support AI and compute capabilities for robotics platforms. The work focused on enabling on-device intelligence and autonomy using Qualcomm processors. The collaboration connected Qualcomm's robotics compute… - source: qualcomm.com 2020-06-17 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Robotics RB5 Platform for AI robotics development - Qualcomm launched the Robotics RB5 Platform for robotics, drones and autonomous systems. The platform provides heterogeneous compute, AI acceleration and vision processing for robotics applications. The launch created a dedicated Qualcomm robotics compute… - source: qualcomm.com 2020-06-16 - Capability - NXT Robotics details Qualcomm RB5 compute plan for Maverick and Scorpion - The planned architecture combines 4G and 5G connectivity with heterogeneous computing and on-device AI inference. Camera and sensor processing support perception, odometry, localization, mapping and autonomous navigation. NXT Robotics said the flexible… - source: qualcomm.com 2019-02-24 - Product Launch - Qualcomm launches Robotics RB3 Platform - Qualcomm launched the Robotics RB3 Platform, its first integrated platform designed specifically for robotics. The platform combined edge AI, computer vision, sensor processing, LTE connectivity, ROS support and robotics development hardware. The launch… - source: qualcomm.com 2015-02-26 - Funding - 3D Robotics raises $50 million Series C led by Qualcomm Ventures - Qualcomm Ventures led the $50 million financing round. The round brought 3DR's disclosed capital raised to about $85 million. The companies also planned to collaborate around Qualcomm mobile technologies for drones. - source: techcrunch.com View Qualcomm overview