Meet Arduino VENTUNO Q: The First Arduino AI Board with Up to 40 TOPS NPU
Arduino just announced VENTUNO Q, their first AI-powered board developed in partnership with Qualcomm. Designed for generative AI, robotics, and actuation — this is a major leap for maker projects.
Key Specs
- NPU: Up to 40 TOPS (dense) for AI inference
- RAM: 16GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: Expandable up to 64GB
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3
- MCU: STM32H5 for low-latency tasks
- ROS 2: Ready
What Makes It Stand Out
VENTUNO Q is built for on-device AI inference — run local LLMs and vision models without cloud dependency. For makers, this means you can build robots that understand their environment in real-time, or smart systems that process everything locally on a single board.
It supports development across Arduino sketches, Python, and AI models from Qualcomm AI Hub and Edge Impulse.
Perfect For
- Makers interested in AI and robotics
- IoT developers needing edge AI capabilities
- Anyone building small-scale automation systems
This article summarizes publicly available information from March 2026.
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