Arduino will join forces with AI chip startup Axelera to bring more advanced machine learning to the masses. The collaboration will combine Axelera&rs

Bringing AI Acceleration to Arduino

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2025-01-10 16:00:03

Arduino will join forces with AI chip startup Axelera to bring more advanced machine learning to the masses. The collaboration will combine Axelera’s accelerator chips with Arduino’s families of system-on-modules (SOMs), giving them more than enough performance to run fully local large language models (LLMs) that are the bedrock of the AI boom.

The pact is more broadly about removing the obstacles to running high-performance AI on IoT devices. The companies touted the potential for the tie-up, which gives the more than 30 million developers working with Arduino easier access to Axelera’s solutions.

“By working with Axelera AI, we’re providing developers and businesses the means to integrate advanced AI capabilities into their projects,” stated Fabio Violante, CEO of Arduino, which is charting more of a commercial future for its open-source hardware.

Though it’s already widely used by engineers for rapid-prototyping IoT and other electronic devices, Arduino is also pushing high-performance hardware and software that’s all about moving into mass-produced products. The company’s Arduino Pro line includes the Portenta family of industrial-grade, gum-stick-shaped computer modules to the Nicla family of voice, vision, and other intelligent sensors. These are paired with its secure, scalable, and easy-to-access cloud plus a vast array of software libraries and other tools for developers.