# Robotics Isn't "Hey Hi", Robotics Isn't New Either > Source: > Published: 2026-09-02 09:55:00+00:00 # Robotics Isn't "Hey Hi", Robotics Isn't New Either **Yesterday**: **Last year**: [Qualcomm, the New Owner of Arduino, Blasted for Its Software Patents Tax on 'Smartphones'](/n/2025/10/10/Qualcomm_the_New_Owner_of_Arduino_Blasted_for_Its_Software_Pate.shtml)[Qualcomm Arduino Takes Aim at Raspberry Pi](/n/2025/10/08/Qualcomm_Arduino_Takes_Aim_at_Raspberry_Pi.shtml)[Arduino is Now a Patent Bully (Qualcomm)](/n/2025/10/07/Arduino_is_Now_a_Patent_Bully_Qualcomm.shtml)[Arduino Loses Its Appeal Only a Month After Qualcomm Took Over](/n/2025/11/25/Arduino_Loses_Its_Appeal_Only_a_Month_After_Qualcomm_Took_Over.shtml) Is the official Arduino blog becoming shilling platform for Qualcomm's "hey hi" [so-called 'intelligent'] chips? Watch out, be vigilant and sensitive to hype. Robotics isn't slop. Slop is not AI. And AI isn't slop. Robotics is also very old. [ This new blog post is conflating robotics with speech recognition](https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/09/01/from-voice-command-to-robotic-arm-how-agentic-ai-on-the-edge-is-changing-the-factory-floor/), which is very old stuff (about as old as me). Those are two very different things, but they add buzzwords like [ "agentic"](/n/2026/08/29/Misuse_of_Bots_Now_Sold_as_Agents_Hey_Hi_Automation_and_Efficie.shtml), "hey hi", and then "edge". With lessened demand (hence fewer sales) come layoffs, due to a **lack of demand**, __not__ more automation, robotics, or "hey hi era" (or "revolution" as they like to call it). With this false narrative, the "Arduino blog is shilling something," an associate says, though "they still have a small amount of organic content... for now. But all too much is spam. It changed basically the same day the sale [to Qualcomm] went through." [█](#top)