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today (9 April 2024) announced a new micro-power Wi-Fi module and an industrial robotics platform for industrial-grade mechanical handling at the in Nuremberg, Germany.  The Qualcomm QCC730 is a 1x1 micro-power Wi-Fi 4 transceiver made for IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity. In essence, the QCC component is the chipset responsible for any Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc., wireless connection perks conferred by its bigger all-in-one, system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Qualcomm claims that the QCC730 has 88% lower power than previous generations, making it suitable for chipset platforms used in consumer, industrial, and commercial use cases. Of note is the module’s open-source software development kit (SDK), which drives the QCC730, available on CodeLinaro (and hence extreme versatility and compatibility). The Wi-Fi module is also equipped with Qualcomm Connectivity Integrated Development Environment ( based on ), which allows customised VSCode for the QCC730 via an extension plugin. In the other corner is the new Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2, a comprehensive hardware and software robotics platform made for both IoT and embedded systems. Users of this robotics all-in-one chipset platform can expect “high-performance processing”, 10x increase in on-device AI processing (12TOPS), support for four 8MP+ cameras, on top of perks like computer vision, and integrated Wi-Fi 6E. The Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 is expected to be seen a wide range of industrial products, like robots, drones, industrial handheld devices, industrial connected cameras, AI edge boxes, intelligent displays, and more.  RB3 Gen 2 is also supported on the , where developers can find Qualcomm-validated AI models for jumpstarting AI performance and mileage across different IoT use cases. The perks of using a pre-built model from the hub allow developers to implement fast, with a sense of privacy, without dipping too much into funds. Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 also supports Qualcomm Linux and a unified Linux distribution that works with multiple other SoCs.The Qualcomm Linux software stack supports all processor cores, subsystems, and components within the platform. The robotics platform is now available for pre-order via two integrated development kits: the Vision Kit and the Core Kit (the latter doesn’t include camera accessories).