Synaptics and Google Research Unveil the Coralboard™ at Google I/O 2026

The Coralboard is engineered to provide a robust foundation for developers looking to create immersive Edge AI experiences. Combining Synaptics' Astra™ SL2610 product line with Google Research’s Coral NPU technology, this platform offers a comprehensive, open, and standards-based environment for building multimodal on-device AI applications.

The Coralboard is designed with always-on, power-efficient Edge AI in mind, showcasing impressive specifications:

This compact design reduces setup time and accelerates the prototyping process, making it an invaluable resource for developers in the field.

At the Google I/O event, attendees will witness a unique live AI-powered music experience titled "Jellectronica," made possible by the Coralboard. This installation features an NPU-accelerated YOLOv8 object detection model that tracks jellyfish movements from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The captured motion data is then transformed into control signals that drive a generative music performance powered by Google DeepMind’s Lyria Realtime model. This innovative experience exemplifies the potential of combining vision and real-time inference at the Edge.

Google I/O attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the Coralboard firsthand, with a chance to take home a limited edition model. The board is designed for an out-of-box developer experience that significantly minimizes setup time and streamlines the prototyping process. With built-in support for the hardware-accelerated Gemma™ 3 270M and the open-source MLIR-based Synaptics Torq™ toolchain, developers can efficiently build, optimize, deploy, and iterate on various AI workloads.

Yossi Matias, Vice President & Head of Google Research, emphasized the importance of Edge AI innovation, stating, "Edge AI is evolving as a frontier for innovation. Coralboard gives developers a powerful new way to turn breakthrough AI into real-world experiences at the Edge."

Billy Rutledge, Director at Google Research, added, "Coralboard makes it dramatically easier to bring advanced AI to the Edge. By pairing efficient, AI-native hardware with an open software stack, this platform lowers the barrier to building private, always-on experiences that run all day in power-constrained environments."

Vikram Gupta, SVP & GM of Edge Compute & Connectivity Solutions Division at Synaptics, expressed confidence in the Coralboard's potential impact, stating, "We’re at a tipping point where AI is moving out of the cloud and into everyday devices. The Coralboard is designed to accelerate that shift—giving developers and OEMs a fast path to build and deploy real-time, multimodal AI products for the Edge at scale."

As Synaptics and Google Research prepare for the showcase at Google I/O 2026, the limited edition Coralboard will be featured at the Gemma pavilion. This partnership highlights the shared commitment to making Edge AI accessible and secure for developers worldwide.

Stay tuned for more updates on future enhancements to the Synaptics Coralboard family, as this platform signifies a major leap forward in the integration of AI into everyday technology.