A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows.

Move over, smart speakers. Microsoft wants to unleash more powerful 'agent-first devices,' including a desk display and a badge concept that can hang around your neck.

Microsoft Project Solara previews agent-first enterprise devices built on MDEP, with badge and desk concepts that raise IT questions around identity, privacy, and management.

Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a chip-to-cloud platform for “agent-first devices” that run AI agents instead of traditional apps. Two concept devices, a wearable badge and desk ...

The company demoed Solara on an Echo Show-style smart display and a smart key badge.