Farnell EMEA welcomed engineers from across the global electronics industry at Embedded World 2026, delivering a programme of expert-led workshops, live demonstrations, and community-led activities focused on accelerating Edge AI and embedded development.
Across the three-day event in Nuremberg, Farnell hosted 12 interactive workshops, welcoming engineers to hands-on sessions, and distributed Renesas RA0E3 development kits, enabling attendees to continue experimenting with Edge AI projects beyond the exhibition. These sessions were delivered in collaboration with Avnet, combining Farnell’s high-service expertise with Avnet’s global scale to support engineers from prototype through to production.
The workshops showcased practical applications of Edge AI using a range of development platforms, including Raspberry Pi 5, Arduino UNO Q SBC, the STM32MP135F Discovery Kit, and NXP FRDM i.MX 93 Development Board, the Infineon PSOC Edge E84 AI Evaluation Kit and the Microchip PolarFire SoC, demonstrating how engineers can rapidly prototype and deploy AI-enabled applications at the Edge.
Andrew Weatherill, VP Global Product at Farnell, said: “Embedded World provides a valuable opportunity to engage directly with engineers and understand the challenges they’re solving. This year, we saw strong demand for hands-on learning, with workshops fully booked and engineers actively exploring real-world Edge AI applications using the latest development platforms. Working in collaboration with Avnet, we’re combining Farnell’s high-service expertise with global scale to help engineers move more quickly from prototype to production.”
Farnell also highlighted its DevKit HQ initiative, a dedicated destination designed to simplify the discovery and evaluation of development kits, single-board computers and technical resources for embedded and AI development. The platform brings together development tools, documentation and application guidance in one place, helping engineers move more quickly from idea to prototype.
Community engagement was another key highlight of the stand. Visitors met members of the element14 community and engineering creator Clem Mayer, host of element14 presents, while exploring initiatives including the RoadTest review programme and engineering design challenges.
During the event, Farnell presented the element14 Community Supplier Engagement Excellence Award to Würth Elektronik in recognition of its active support of the element14 community, regularly engaging with engineers and contributing helpful insights across community discussions.
Through its presence at Embedded World 2026, Farnell reinforced its commitment to supporting engineers at every stage of the design journey — combining components, development platforms, technical resources and community collaboration to help transform ideas into real-world solutions.
