Microsoft Solara: Android-powered OS for AI agent gadgets
Microsoft announced Project Solara at Build 2026—a new Android-based platform built from the ground up to power agent-driven experiences for AI gadgets. It showcased two reference devices: a desk-style, Echo Show–like unit unlocking with facial recognition to access AI agents, and a wearable badge with a camera and fingerprint sensor that can wake an agent, tap-and-record conversations, and transcribe them, with the camera letting the agent see what you see. The devices aren’t shipping; Solara is intended as a flexible platform for hardware partners and pilots with companies like AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS Health, and Target, running on the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform to run on small, low-power devices while maintaining IT security features.
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