Who saw THIS coming? Qualcomm just acquired Arduino!
And they’re making a new SBC, the Uno Q!
Press Note
Qualcomm to Acquire Arduino—Accelerating Developers’ Access to its Leading Edge Computing and AI
“Acquisition to combine Qualcomm’s leading-edge products and technologies with Arduino’s vast ecosystem and community to empower businesses, students, entrepreneurs, tech professionals, educators and enthusiasts to quickly and easily bring ideas to life.”
Qualcomm solders Arduino to its edge AI ambitions, debuts Raspberry Pi rival
“Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, maker of microcontrollers (and now single-board computers), in a move designed to boost its presence in edge computing, as evidenced by a new Arduino product based on one of its Dragonwing chips.”
Arduino rolled out its latest device, the UNO Q, which sports a CPU, GPU, and MCU (microcontroller unit), and is designed to run Debian Linux.
Arduino UNO Q bridges high-performance computing with real-time control. The Arduino UNO Q packs Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRB2210 (matching the part number of the company’s RB1 platform) alongside a low-power STM32U5 MCU. It starts at $44 for 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of eMMC, and goes to $59 for 4 GB RAM and 32 GB eMMC.
Qualcomm and Arduino have both stated that they are committed to openness, and schematics and design files for the UNO Q will be released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. As well, the new Arduino App Lab, App CLI, Bricks and example software will be released under GPL3 and MPL licenses.
Qualcomm just bought Arduino, and they’re making a tiny computer
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Tomi Engdahl says:
https://muropaketti.com/yleinen/qualcomm-ostaa-arduinon/
Tomi Engdahl says:
The first board to combine a full Linux single-board computer with an Arduino IDE-compatible microcontroller! DigiKey’s Nate L will guide you step by step through the unboxing and show you how to jump into your first project. Arduino
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Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2025/10/08/qualcomm-ostaa-sulautetut-arduino-kortit/
Donny Niennowa says:
Exciting news! Qualcomm acquiring Arduino and launching the Uno Q is a game-changer for embedded development. The combination of edge AI and open-source is powerful. Wonder if we’ll see some fun Retro Bowl-inspired projects on this! Hopefully, documentation and community support will be readily available. https://retrobowl-game.io
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ZpSMXkkgT/
Arduino has unveiled the Uno Q, introducing a new era of hybrid computing in embedded systems.
The Uno Q combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 MPU with an STM32U585 MCU. This architecture unites high-performance Linux-based processing with deterministic microcontroller control, enabling advanced edge-AI applications, low-latency signal handling, and real-time system coordination on a single board.
The launch follows Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino, a move that strengthens Arduino’s position in professional and industrial domains. By integrating Qualcomm’s AI, connectivity, and power-efficient computing technologies with Arduino’s open-source ecosystem, the collaboration aims to make sophisticated embedded intelligence more accessible to engineers and developers across industries.
Full details on Wevolver: https://wevlv.co/3WrkjJi
#arduino #qualcomm #engineering #technology #fromblinktothink
Tomi Engdahl says:
Qualcomm to acquire Arduino, launches Arduino UNO Q SBC.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/07/qualcomm-acquires-arduino-introduces-arduino-uno-q-dual-brain-sbc/
The Arduino UNO Q “dual-brain” SBC is powered by a Qualcomm DragonWing QRB2210 SoC running Debian Linux and an STMicroelectronics NV STM32U585 MCU for real-time control running Arduino code on Zephyr OS. It keeps the Arduino UNO form factor and provides extra I/O connectors at the bottom.
It can be programmed with the Arduino App Lab IDE, unifying Arduino, Linux, Python, and AI development.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Leonardo Cavagnis built a fully autonomous weather station with the new Arduino UNO Q that collects environmental data, stores readings locally, and provides real-time visualization on an interactive web dashboard — no cloud, no subscriptions, no external servers.
Find more details about the system on the Project Hub! https://projecthub.arduino.cc/Arduino_Genuino/arduino-uno-q-local-weather-station-b771ee
Tomi Engdahl says:
Arduino has a new job selling chips for its new owner. Let’s not pretend otherwise
Getting swallowed by a whale is a life-changing event no matter what the whale says
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/13/arduino_new_job/
Opinion The successful, sector-defining, open source Italian embedded platform provider Arduino had a little bash in Turin recently. It made a few announcements, including a new single-board computer (SBC) with a Qualcomm system on a chip (SoC). Oh, and that it had been bought by American dragon-themed mobile chip monster Qualcomm in a deal with total fealty (WTF).
Qualcomm says its partnership with Arduino will make it more accessible to developers, and make its technologies more easily available to the edge. Which is true enough, up to a point.
It is very, very unlikely that by 2030, the name Arduino will stand for what it stands for now. Qualcomm will consume it. Whether Qualcomm gets prominence in new sectors in return, is unknowable. That Arduino’s legacy will continue independently of Qualcomm is far more likely, because open source is adept at shape-shifting.
There will be a great open source hardware and software microcontroller platform, but what will it be called? Ar du I no?
Tomi Engdahl says:
Qualcomm solders Arduino to its edge AI ambitions, debuts Raspberry Pi rival
Cali chip giant insists single-board computer house will remain independent
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/qualcomm_arduino_acquisition/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/uno-q/single-board-computer/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-qualcomms-arduino-deal-means-for-your-raspberry-pi/