Arduino Opens Edge AI Invention Lab at IIT Delhi

The AI lab will give students access to hands-on learning in edge AI and physical AI through projects, research programs, workshops and industry collaborations.

Arduino has launched an Edge AI Invention Lab at the Student Innovation Lab in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi as part of its Physical AI for All initiative.

The lab is designed to help students build practical applications in edge AI and physical AI through project-based learning, interdisciplinary research, hackathons, innovation challenges and industry partnerships.

Guneet Bedi, senior director of sales at Qualcomm Technologies Inc., inaugurated the lab during his visit to India. The event was attended by Shankar Prakriya, head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi, along with professors Shubhendu Bhasin, Amartansh Dubey and Kaushik Saha.

Arduino said the initiative combines innovation labs, hardware access, educator training, student workshops, digital learning resources and academic partnerships to help students gain industry-relevant AI skills.

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The company said the program comes as demand grows for skills in areas where AI systems interact with devices, sensors and physical environments.

“Arduino has spent more than two decades making technology accessible through open-source innovation. With our Physical AI initiative, we are extending that mission by helping universities create hands-on learning environments where students can build the next generation of intelligent systems,” Bedi said.

Amartansh Dubey of IIT Delhi said the collaboration could help students turn ideas into practical applications.

“This collaboration has the potential to spark a new wave of next-generation innovation in Physical AI applications by enabling students to translate ideas into impactful real-world solutions,” Dubey said.

The IIT Delhi facility is part of Arduino’s expanding network of AI innovation hubs in India. The company has already set up similar labs at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies, with additional launches planned at Adani University, Symbiosis Institute of Technology and Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad.

According to Arduino, its Physical AI for All initiative has reached more than 23,000 students, developers, educators and innovators in six months through over 100 workshops, bootcamps, innovation programs and academic activities.

The company said it has also conducted 25 educator training programs, reaching more than 1,000 educators. Its academic network currently includes over 300 universities and higher education institutions.

Arduino has developed a 120-hour credit-based edge AI curriculum with education partner STEMLORE Innovators. The curriculum includes faculty resources, laboratory manuals, teaching material and project kits.

The company also plans to support the establishment of 10 edge AI centers of excellence across state technical universities in India.

Arduino, a Qualcomm Technologies Inc. company, provides open-source hardware and software tools used for projects across IoT, embedded systems, wearables and connected technologies.

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