Qualcomm unveils Arduino Ventuno Q single-board computer for physical AI projects with Dragonwing IQ8 SoC, 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 64 GB eMMC

Qualcomm has announced the Arduino Ventuno Q, a Dragonwing IQ8-powered single-board computer coupled with a real-time microcontroller unit for developers and hobbyists working on physical AI projects. The SBC is priced at under $300, with availability targeted for the second quarter of 2026.

The IQ8 SoC features an 8-core Kryo Gen 6 CPU and Adreno 623 GPU coupled with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 64 GB of eMMC storage. To support the real-time control of motors and sensors, an STM32H5 microcontroller unit with an Arm Cortex-M33 CPU is also included. The SBC also includes USB-C, USB-A, Ethernet, and HDMI ports, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

External input and expansion cards are supported through the MIPI-CSI camera input, RPi connector, and UNO and expansion headers, allowing developers to access camera and sensor inputs while controlling motors and other peripherals.

The Ventuno Q supports AI software running on Debian or Ubuntu Linux with up to 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of processing power. Developers can use the Arduino App Lab to build apps using Python and modular services (networking, AI, and vision sensing) that can be containerized with Docker, with support for deterministic, real-time hardware control.

The SBC supports modular AI services that provide computer vision, speech, language, and sensor intelligence, allowing for the creation of a variety of AI-powered hardware devices, such as robots, voice assistants, industrial inspection tools, and smart home peripherals.

Readers who want a cheaper Arduino SBC to develop on might want to consider the Uno Q sold in the Arduino store on Amazon.