Qualcomm has announced the Dragonwing IQ10 Robotics Reference Design (RRD), a new full-stack robotics platform intended to help developers and OEMs accelerate the deployment of industrial robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and humanoid systems. The platform is scheduled to be showcased at Computex 2026 and combines hardware, software and AI tools into a single development framework.
The Dragonwing IQ10 RRD is built around Qualcomm’s Dragonwing IQ10 processor and is designed to reduce the complexity associated with integrating compute, sensors, networking and robotics software. Qualcomm says the platform combines heterogeneous computing resources, AI acceleration, motion control interfaces and cloud-connected development tools to help shorten development cycles and simplify deployment.
One of the headline specifications is support for up to 700 TOPS of AI performance. The platform also incorporates 18 Qualcomm Oryon CPU cores, multiple NPUs and an integrated GPU architecture intended to handle perception, planning and autonomous decision-making workloads directly on the device.
For perception and sensor processing, the Dragonwing IQ10 RRD supports up to 12 GMSL2 cameras alongside LiDAR, Time-of-Flight (ToF), IMU and other sensor inputs. Qualcomm says the platform is designed to simplify sensor integration by allowing data to be processed directly without requiring separate bridging hardware, helping reduce latency and system complexity.
The company has also developed an accompanying robotics software stack that includes on-device AI runtimes, ROS2 support, platform services for sensing and control, and cloud-connected lifecycle management tools. Qualcomm says the software platform is intended to support robotics applications ranging from navigation and manipulation to natural language interaction and fleet management.
According to Qualcomm, the Dragonwing IQ10 RRD has been designed for deployment in demanding environments, with support for operating temperatures ranging from -40°C to 70°C and compatibility with both 12 V and 24 V power inputs. Early ecosystem partners include NEURA Robotics, Advantech, Innodisk, NEXCOM, Thundercomm and VinMotion. Global availability is expected to begin in September 2026.
