The Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi has launched the Arduino Edge AI Invention Lab at its Student Innovation Lab (SIL), marking another step towards expanding hands-on education in Edge AI and Physical AI.
The facility has been established by Arduino as part of its Physical AI for All initiative, which aims to make Edge AI education more accessible through innovation labs, academic collaborations, faculty training and industry-linked curricula.
The lab was inaugurated by Guneet Bedi, Senior Director, Sales, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., during his two-day visit to India. The inauguration was attended by Prof. Shankar Prakriya, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, along with faculty members Prof. Shubhendu Bhasin, Prof. Amartansh Dubey and Prof. Kaushik Saha.
The Invention Lab will provide students with a platform to develop real-world Edge AI and Physical AI applications through project-based learning, interdisciplinary research, hackathons, innovation challenges and industry collaborations.
Speaking at the launch, Guneet Bedi said Arduino has spent more than two decades making technology accessible through open-source innovation and that the Physical AI initiative extends this mission by helping universities create practical learning environments where students can develop intelligent systems.
Prof. Amartansh Dubey of IIT Delhi said the collaboration has the potential to drive innovation in Physical AI by enabling students to transform ideas into real-world solutions.
The IIT Delhi facility is the latest addition to Arduino’s growing network of AI innovation hubs in India. Similar labs have already been established at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies, while new facilities are 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 through over 100 workshops, bootcamps and academic programmes within six months. The company said it has also conducted 25 educator training programmes, training more than 1,000 educators, while expanding its academic network to over 300 universities and higher education institutions.
To support industry-ready learning, Arduino has introduced a 120-hour credit-based Edge AI curriculum developed with education partner STEMLORE Innovators. The programme includes faculty training resources, laboratory manuals, teaching material and project kits.
As part of its long-term plans in India, the company is supporting the establishment of 10 Edge AI Centres of Excellence across state technical universities and continues to expand developer training programmes while supporting local manufacturing under the Make in India initiative.
