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Qualcomm's^[1][3] release says it 'today announced its agreement to acquire Arduino^[2]' alongside the 7 October 2025 'From Blink to Think' livestream; CNBC^[4] reported the deal at 13:00 UTC on 7 October 2025.

Start: Oct 7, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Qualcomm Agrees to Buy Arduino and Launches the Arduino UNO Q

Qualcomm agreed to acquire Arduino, the open-source electronics maker with more than 33 million active users, which keeps its brand and unveiled the UNO Q, its first 'dual-brain' board, on a Qualcomm Dragonwing chip.

Qualcomm Technologies agreed to acquire Arduino, the open-source hardware and software company; closing was subject to regulatory approval and customary conditions^[1]
Arduino keeps its independent brand, tools and mission and will keep supporting chips from other semiconductor vendors; its community counts more than 33 million active users^[1]
No price was disclosed; CNBC reported the terms were undisclosed and that Arduino would become an independent subsidiary of Qualcomm^[4]
The deal follows Qualcomm's purchases of Edge Impulse and Foundries.io as it builds a full-stack edge platform for developers^[1]
Arduino also launched the UNO Q, its first board on a Qualcomm Dragonwing processor, and the new Arduino App Lab development environment^[1]

Notable features

UNO Q 'dual brain' design: a Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 processor (quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53) running full Debian Linux, plus an STM32U585 (Cortex-M33) real-time microcontroller^[1][2]
2 GB LPDDR4 RAM and 16 GB eMMC storage on the base model^[2]
Compatible with the Arduino IDE and the UNO ecosystem; the first board to work with Arduino App Lab, which spans real-time OS, Linux, Python and AI flows and integrates Edge Impulse^[1]
Priced at $59.00 on Arduino's US store^[2]

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qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/10/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-accelerating-developers--access-to-i
qualcomm.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Oct 7, 2025 ✓· 38% of score
Qualcomm's^[3] release says it 'today announced its agreement to acquire Arduino^[2]' alongside the 7 October 2025 'From Blink to Think' livestream; CNBC^[4] reported the deal at 13:00 UTC on 7 October 2025.
[2]85%
Arduino UNO Q 2GB (Arduino Store USA)
store-usa.arduino.cc· Added Sep 25, 2026· 38% of score
MSRP $59.00 for the 2 GB / 16 GB eMMC UNO Q; Qualcomm^[1][3] Dragonwing QRB2210 quad-core Cortex-A53 running Debian Linux plus an STM32U585 Cortex-M33 microcontroller.
[3]75%
Qualcomm's IE-IoT Expansion Is Complete: Edge AI Unleashed for Developers, Enterprises & OEMs
qualcomm.com· Published Jan 5, 2026· 14% of score
At CES 2026 Qualcomm^[1] counts Arduino^[2] among five IoT acquisitions of the past 18 months and describes Arduino as integrated.
[4]85%
Qualcomm acquires Italian hardware company Arduino to push deeper into robotics (CNBC)
cnbc.com· Published Oct 7, 2025· 10% of score
CNBC: terms undisclosed; Arduino^[2] to become an independent subsidiary; Qualcomm^[1][3] wants a path from prototyping to commercial chip sales.

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Robotics09/25/2026@TechDesk
Arduino Opens Pre-Orders for the $299 VENTUNO Q Edge-AI Board
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Starts 08/25/2026 2:00PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE31 days agoThe release is datelined 'Aug 25, 2026 | TURIN' and says Arduino^[2] 'today opened pre-orders for Arduino VENTUNO Q'; Qualcomm's^[1][3] page stamps it 14:00 UTC.
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