The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Qualcomm: 1 model. 6 sources back the record.
Models
1
Patents
4
Overview
Qualcomm, headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, was founded in 1985 and trades on NASDAQ as QCOM. The company develops the Qualcomm RB (Robotics) Platform: RB1, RB2, and RB3 system-on-modules for IoT and robotics with integrated AI, 5G, and computer vision, as well as the Snapdragon Ride platform for ADAS, autonomous driving, and AMR/drone autonomy. Its robotics customers include Irobot, LG, Sony (Aibo), and Amazon (Astro).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Company
Robotics Platform
Autonomy Platform
Leadership
Patents
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Patent documents
4
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Qualcomm has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Alpha Asimov Robotics1× joint1 total
- 2Quectel1× joint1 total
- 3RayNeo1× joint2 total
- 4VinMotion1× joint1 total
Most recent
- VinMotion x Qualcomm2026-01-05with VinMotionjust announced
- RayNeo x Qualcomm2024-01-10with RayNeojust announced
- Quectel x Qualcomm C-V2X2018-11-20with Quecteloperating
Qualcomm on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (6)
- Ziad Asghar executiveSEC-verified
- Hung Bui executivesecondary-verified
- Sahil Bhasin executivesince 2022-01-01secondary-verified
- Cristiano Amon ceosince 2021-06-01SEC-verified
- Dev Singh executivesince 2021-01-01secondary-verified
- Akash Palkhiwala executivesince 2020-01-01SEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Irwin Jacobsno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Jiao Guofang Executive at Qualcommsecondary-verified
- Irwin Jacobs Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Qualcomm.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Qualcomm on the data-center map
Every verified data center Qualcomm operates that has a mapped coordinate (1 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
Qualcomm data centers (1)
AI data centers Qualcomm operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Qualcomm in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (40)
Registry pages whose text names Qualcomm.
Companies (17)
NEURA Robotics, Autotalks, VinAI, Arriver, OpenAI, QCraft, Arduino, TSMC, Alpha Asimov Robotics, VinMotion, Kneron, TTS Bee-Bot, Veoneer, Cirrascale Cloud Services, ECARX, Snap Inc, RayNeo
Robots and products (9)
Project Aura, Hark device (unnamed), iRobot Roomba j7, Veoneer ADAS, Chengxing Platform, OpenAI home device (unnamed), AG15 C-V2X Module, Xiaomi AI Glasses, Teal Black Widow
AI systems (1)
Supplies to (9)
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Supplied by (1)
Supply-chain reach
50 total transitive counterparties · 7 upstream · 37 downstream · depth 1
Single points of failureArm Limited, TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Cadence Design Systems, Samsung Foundry, GlobalFoundries, Synopsys
Compute / semiconductor
- TSMCcompany-levelTSMC 4nm / N4P node fabrication -- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, AI 100 Ultra, and robotics chipsetsmanufactures-for
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Partnerships
4 total · 1 operating · 3 just announced
Every company Qualcomm has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- VinMotion x Qualcomm2026-01-05with VinMotionjust announced
- RayNeo x Qualcomm2024-01-10with RayNeojust announced
- Quectel x Qualcomm C-V2X2018-11-20with Quecteloperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Alpha Asimov Robotics1× joint1 total
- 2Quectel1× joint1 total
- 3RayNeo1× joint2 total
- 4VinMotion1× joint1 total
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- technology2026-01-05just announced
- technology2024-01-10just announced
- technology2018-11-20operating
Acquisitions (3)
- acquired Autotalksfull acquisitionannounced2023-05-08
- acquired Autotalksfull acquisition2023-05-01
- acquired Arriverasset purchase2021-10-04
Patent estate (4)
- US12186907B2usptograntedgranted 2025-01-07assignee
- US12271202B2usptograntedgranted 2025-01-07assignee
- US20240185445A1usptopendingassignee
- US20190258878A1usptopendingassignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Qualcomm’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Monarch Tractor
2026-08-23Supply: Snapdragon for connectivity to Monarch Tractor
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Amazon Prime Air
2026-08-23Supply: Snapdragon SoC for drone compute to Amazon Prime Air
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Wingcopter
2026-08-23Supply: Communication modules for delivery drones to Wingcopter
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Saildrone
2026-08-23Supply: Satellite communication modules to Saildrone
Started supplyingBecame supplier to DJI
2026-08-23Supply: WiFi/BT connectivity modules to DJI
Started supplyingBecame supplier to BRINC Drones
2026-08-23Supply: Snapdragon SoC for drone compute to BRINC Drones
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Agility Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Qualcomm 5G for Digit connectivity to Agility Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Boston Dynamics
2026-08-23Supply: Qualcomm 5G module for Spot to Boston Dynamics
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 12, 2026
Introducing Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ10 RDD | Next-Gen Robotics...
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
- Qualcomm · https://www.qualcomm.com/
- Qualcomm Investor Relations · https://investor.qualcomm.com/
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Qualcomm.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Qualcomm from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The Sony Xperia 10 VI won’t be getting a promised update to Android 17
When the midrange Sony Xperia 10 VI was announced over two years ago with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and Android 14, Sony promised three major OS updates which would…
Mecka Raises $60M in Series B Funding to Build Data and Deployment Infrastructure for Robots
Insider Brief Mecka has raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to expand a business built around collecting real-world human activity data, training…
Sequoia, Nvidia Back Mecka AI’s Robotics Push
Mecka AI has raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital, with backing from Nvidia, Microsoft’s M12 and Qualcomm, as it builds technology to help robots…
Qualcomm’s Huawei Deal Adds Strategic Depth to Its AI Expansion
Qualcomm signed a multiyear patent licensing deal with Huawei covering 5G, compute, and AI, facing FTC review while supporting its data center and robotics diversification…
Qualcomm to Acquire PickNik to Accelerate AI-Driven Robotics
Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics, reinforcing its continued investment in driving an open ecosystem for advanced physical AI and robotics. The post Qualcomm to Acquire PickNik…
Chips to Bots: Qualcomm’s Agentic AI Breakout
Qualcomm is expanding beyond smartphones with new 2nm chips, the PickNik Robotics acquisition, and data center interconnect deals, while analysts hold a $204 price target amid…
Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source
Qualcomm plans to integrate the Dragonwing and Arduino platforms with the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework. The post Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt…
Qualcomm Launches Comprehensive Robotics Investment Initiative in Japan, Anchored by New Qualcomm Japan Robotics Center
Insider Brief Qualcomm Technologies plans to launch a long-term investment initiative in Japan focused on robotics, physical AI and industrial automation, including a new research…
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Tesla, Waymo, Uber, Hyundai, Nvidia, Aurora, Baidu, Lyft, BMW, Qualcomm, Flytrex, Nash, Atlas & Kodiak
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Tesla, Waymo, Uber, Hyundai, Nvidia, Aurora, Baidu, Lyft, BMW, Qualcomm, Flytrex, Nash, Atlas and Kodiak. Lawsuit Alleges…
Interview with Arduino’s Marcello Majonchi: Qualcomm acquisition ushers in new era of edge AI and robotics
Arduino has spent more than two decades making electronics and embedded programming accessible to students, hobbyists, engineers and product developers around the world. What…
Honor confirms August launch for Robot Phone with 4DoF gimbal
Honor has confirmed that its Robot Phone will launch in August, bringing a four-degree-of-freedom mechanical gimbal to the top of a smartphone. The titanium-alloy gimbal uses…
Honor confirms August global launch of its first Robot Phone at WAIC 2026
At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Honor CEO Li Jian unveiled the company’s first Robot Phone, confirming it will launch globally in August with…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/qualcomm.md
- RSS feed: /companies/qualcomm/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1cf371e3-b377-4556-88d9-6cc9c35db3d0
- Revision history: /companies/qualcomm/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious58/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Qualcomm draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026