What do you think indie devs will love about Build 2026?
Build 2026 showcased AI-native hardware including the Surface RTX dev machine and an AI badge device with Copilot.
“It is the first piece of AI native hardware that any of us have ever seen.”
At Microsoft Build 2026, indie developers reacted enthusiastically to new AI-native hardware, including a Surface RTX machine running a background AI agent and an AI badge device by Steven Bathiche that puts Copilot in your pocket. It signals Microsoft's push toward dedicated on-device AI hardware, though the content is promotional and light on technical detail.