Arduino Ventuno Q, Nordic AI and More from Embedded World 2026

The Electromaker Show · 20 Mar 2026 · 37m · Episode 174

What this episode covers

Ian from Electromaker tours Embedded World 2026, highlighting the Arduino Ventuno Q, a Linux single-board computer paired with an STM32 microcontroller for edge AI, and Silicon Labs' Bluetooth channel sounding demo for secure keyless entry. He covers Nordic Semiconductor's in-house Neuton and Axon AI tools for edge inference, alongside their nRF9151 satellite connectivity and fuel gauge software. The episode also features D-Robotics' RDKS 100 robotics platform, Texas Instruments' humanoid robot reference designs, and Epishine's flexible indoor solar energy harvesting technology.

Mentioned

Companies
Silicon Labs, Nordic Semiconductor, D-Robotics, JetBrains, Texas Instruments, DFRobot, Epishine
Products
Arduino Ventuno Q, RDKS 100, LattePanda Mu, Unihiker
Chips
STM32 H5, Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ 8, nRF54L15, nRF9151
Tools
CLion, CC Studio

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