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Qualcomm introduces Dragonwing IQ10 processor for humanoid robotics
Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 08:40 AM
Qualcomm has announced the Dragonwing IQ10, a specialized processor designed to serve as the computing unit for humanoid robots.
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Qualcomm unveiled its Dragonwing IQ10 processor at CES 2026, marking a major strategic pivot into the "Physical AI" and humanoid robotics market. Designed as a high-performance "brain," the chip is built on a leading 3nm process and features an 18-core Oryon CPU that delivers five times the performance of previous robotics units. This release signals Qualcomm’s intent to diversify its revenue streams beyond smartphones and PCs by providing the high-compute, low-latency hardware required for next-generation industrial automation and full-size humanoid robots.
The IQ10 series is engineered to run complex vision-language-action (VLA) models on-device, offering up to 700 TOPS of AI performance and support for 20 concurrent cameras. To drive adoption, Qualcomm has established deep ecosystem partnerships with humanoid developers like Figure and VinMotion, as well as industrial giant Kuka Robotics. With a real-time safety subsystem meeting SIL3 standards, the platform is positioned to transition autonomous machines from laboratories to scaled deployment in logistics and manufacturing, targeting a robotics market projected to exceed $40 billion by 2030.
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