Intel may not have a reputation for being cool along the lines of, say, Apple, but its developer forum next week will showcase wearables, robots and other innovative electronics indicative of the markets it wants to break into.

To help it make inroads into new markets, Intel is tapping into the maker community for ideas, said Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64. “They are trying to show that … this is not your grandfather’s Intel that did PCs and servers,” Brookwood said.

Enthusiasts are turning concepts into practical products with Intel’s developer boards. Many devices will fail, but Intel wants to ensure its chips are in the next big devices.

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