Maker and STEM Reviews

Cytron’s $14 Robo Pico provides plenty of fun for very little money. Robotics, sensors, lights, sound are all achievable with zero soldering and your choice of programming language.

A fully enclosed 55 watt CO2 laser with serious power and speed.

Arduino’s latest two boards swap the trusty Atmel microcontroller for Arm power and one of its flagship boards now features an ESP32 co-processor.

The latest soldering iron from Miniware frees the soldering iron from its cord, providing the freedom to solder without worrying about the cord.

For $30, Fnirsi’s HS-01 is another low cost smart soldering iron designed for the workbench and the field.

The LattePanda Sigma provides a powerful package for makers. A 13th Gen Intel CPU, 16GB of DDR5 and fast PCIe 4.0 are the brains behind this maker centric machine.

The Arduino Uno is intrinsically linked with maker electronics and this new kit primes new makers for a world of wonder.

The TS101 is taking aim at the TS100 and Pinecil V2 for the crown of best smart soldering iron. But can it take the heat?

Petoi’s Bittle is not just a cool pet toy robot dog — it is also a great STEM learning tool for anyone who wants to learn the basics of robotics, programming, and AI.

Pine64’s latest RISC-V soldering iron comes in at a low price point, but with features commonly found on more expensive irons.