Connect AI agents to edge devices using Device Connect and Strands

About this Learning Path

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for software developers who want to connect AI agents to edge devices. You'll use Device Connect, Arm's platform for structured device access, and Strands, AWS's open-source agent SDK. The examples cover both physical and simulated devices.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

• Understand how Device Connect and Strands work together to give AI agents structured access to Arm-based edge devices
• Set up a Python environment with the Device Connect SDK and agent tools installed from source
• Start a simulated robot that registers itself on the local network and is discovered automatically by an agent
• Discover and invoke the robot using the Device Connect agent tools and the robot_mesh Strands tool

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• A development machine with git installed
• Basic familiarity with command-line tools
• (Optional) A Raspberry Pi for testing a full device-to-device (D2D) setup