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Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit

Qualcomm's robotics and IoT development kit on its QCS6490 processor, rated at 12 TOPS, with Qualcomm's robotics software for mapping, navigation and object detection. Thundercomm builds and sells it.

by Qualcomm · last checked Oct 18, 2026

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What has been shown

On sale from Thundercomm and distributors.

Evidence support Company-reported · Independently verified

Public availability On October 18, 2026, Thundercomm's store had the Core Kit in stock at $439.00 (48 units), and CODICO in Austria listed the Vision Kit at €639.00 as immediately deliverable. Thundercomm, CODICO

As of Oct 18, 2026 · Thundercomm (company source), CODICO (independent reporting)

Can you get it?

Available now

Thundercomm sells the Core Kit from stock; its Vision Kit is restocking until January 2027. CODICO has the Vision Kit; Arrow lists the Core Kit as active but out of stock.

United States, European Union · As of Oct 18, 2026 · Thundercomm (company source), CODICO (independent reporting), Arrow Electronics (independent reporting)

Is it still alive?

Active

Arrow lists the part as active; Thundercomm has stock.

    As of Oct 18, 2026 · Thundercomm (company source), Arrow Electronics (independent reporting)

    Thundercomm sells the Core Kit at $439 from stock; the Vision Kit, with two cameras, is $750 and restocking until January 2027 on Thundercomm's store, and €639 from CODICO in Austria.

    What the evidence says

    1. Company-reported · Independently verified

      Qualcomm names and documents the kit as the Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit. Thundercomm, which describes itself as a 2016 joint venture of Thundersoft and Qualcomm, sells it on its own store, and Arrow lists Thundercomm Technology Co., Ltd. as the manufacturer. CODICO's listing names Qualcomm as the manufacturer.

      Observed Oct 18, 2026 · Qualcomm (company source), Thundercomm (company source), Arrow Electronics (independent reporting), CODICO (independent reporting)
    2. Company claim

      Thundercomm lists 12 TOPS of AI performance from the QCS6490, which it says is four times the original RB3, with 6 GB of memory and 128 GB of storage. The kit ships with Qualcomm's Intelligent Robotics Product SDK, aimed at path planning, 3D mapping, visual SLAM and object detection and avoidance.

      Observed Oct 18, 2026 · Thundercomm (company source)
    3. Company claim

      Qualcomm documents two versions: the Core Kit, and the Vision Kit, which adds a vision mezzanine board with an IMX577 camera and an OV9282 tracking camera.

      Observed Oct 18, 2026 · Qualcomm (company source)
    4. Independently verified

      Canonical certified the RB3 Gen2 (QCS6490) Vision Kit for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on August 12, 2025. The certification covers the operating system on that configuration; no independent hands-on test of the kit's performance was found.

      Observed Oct 18, 2026 · Canonical (Ubuntu certified hardware) (independent reporting)

    Price

    • Core Kit, Thundercomm$43948 in stock on Thundercomm's store. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Thundercomm (company source)
    • Vision Kit, CODICO€639Immediately deliverable; the listing doesn't say whether VAT is included. Thundercomm lists the Vision Kit at $750 but out of stock until January 2027. Checked Oct 18, 2026. CODICO (independent reporting)

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