Microsoft’s Solara reimagines devices as AI-agent hubs
Microsoft unveiled Project Solara, an Android-based platform that runs AI agents on purpose-built devices (desk hub and wearable badge) instead of traditional apps, with cloud-backed computing via the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP). The devices are designed by hardware partners such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, and pilots are planned with AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS Health, Levi’s and Target, signaling a shift to IT-secured, edge-friendly agents that can operate across workplaces and other spaces.