microcontroller
noun
mi·cro·con·trol·ler
ˈmī-krō-kən-ˌtrō-lər 
plural microcontrollers
: an integrated circuit that contains a microprocessor along with memory and associated circuits and that controls some or all of the functions of an electronic device (such as a home appliance) or system
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Current Arduino boards, which use lighter processors called microcontrollers, aren’t powerful enough to do a lot of cutting-edge AI.
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The technology enables form factors and durability that quartz struggles to match, while opening the door to direct integration with SoCs and microcontrollers.
—Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Onboard CPUs and GPUs, reinforcement learning (RL), physics engines, proprioception, computer vision with real-time object recognition, SLAM navigation, IMUs with gyros and accelerometers, tactile sensors, microcontrollers, servos, and batteries good for hours of runtime – the list goes on.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Access to programmable hardware was limited, with no access to microcontrollers or hardware manufacturing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The technology enables form factors and durability that quartz struggles to match, while opening the door to direct integration with SoCs and microcontrollers.
—Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Onboard CPUs and GPUs, reinforcement learning (RL), physics engines, proprioception, computer vision with real-time object recognition, SLAM navigation, IMUs with gyros and accelerometers, tactile sensors, microcontrollers, servos, and batteries good for hours of runtime – the list goes on.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Access to programmable hardware was limited, with no access to microcontrollers or hardware manufacturing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Microcontroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microcontroller. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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