Arduino announced the VENTUNO Q ahead of Embedded World 2026 — a single-board computer built specifically for AI inference, robotics, and real-time physical control.

Dual-Brain Architecture

The board combines two processors in one package: a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series CPU with an NPU delivering up to 40 dense TOPS for AI workloads, paired with an STM32H5 microcontroller for deterministic, low-latency motor and actuator control. The AI side runs Linux (Ubuntu or Debian). The real-time side runs Arduino Core on Zephyr OS.

This pairing is the key differentiator. Most robotics setups require separate compute boards for AI inference and motor control. VENTUNO Q handles both on a single board with 16 GB RAM and 64 GB expandable storage.

AI at the Edge, Offline

The platform ships with pre-built AI models through Qualcomm AI Hub and Edge Impulse — including local LLMs, vision-language models, speech recognition, and object tracking — all runnable offline without cloud dependency.

It also comes with WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, native CAN-FD, ROS 2 support, and connectors for multiple MIPI-CSI cameras and 2.5 Gb Ethernet.

Availability and Price

VENTUNO Q is expected to ship in Q2 2026 from the Arduino Store, priced under $300. The name "VENTUNO" means twenty-one in Italian — marking Arduino's 21st anniversary.

The board targets developers, educators, and researchers who want to build autonomous systems — from pick-and-place arms to service robots — without stitching together multiple boards.