Adafruit Smart Car Cutebot Robot for micro:bit
$29.95 each
This is a bit cooler than the LEGO robot I used to have. The maker stuff for kids IS SO SICK MAN. how much extra effort to turn this into a beer fetcher?
Adafruit Peristaltic Liquid Pump
$24.95 each
A peristaltic pump (unlike a centrifugal pump) moves fluid by alternately compressing and uncompressing a tube. The cool thing about this is that the liquid only ever touches the tube! Used widely in medical applications and food.
ODrive ODMICRO
A tiny closed-loop BLDC driver w/ magnetic position sensor
$89.00 each
ODrive is GOATED you find them in ALL kinds of robotics projects, in animatronics. ALL KINDS of places. Look up James Bruton btw
Silicon Labs SIWG917M111MGTBA
Dual radio Wi-Fi + BLE combo part, 7x7mm QFN (8MB stacked flash)
$4.46 @ 2.6k, $7.31 @ MOQ
GET IT WHILE YOU CAN! Silicon Labs might be purchased by Texas Instruments soon? This is a great part, lower power than ESP32s but how good are the tools??
Adafruit DRV2605L Haptic Motor Controller
STEMMA QT! This can control the two major types of vibration devices, linear-resonant actuators (LRA) and eccentric rotating mass (ERM).
$7.95 each
Monolithic Power Systems MCS1823GQTE-335URN-P
Board mount Hall-effect current sensor, 3x3mm
$1.49 @ 5k, $2.51 @ MOQ
Put in 3.3/5V and measure currents in ranges from 5-50A depending on part. Sensitivity down to ~40mV/A.
Adafruit MagTag (2025 Edition)
2.9β grayscale e-paper display, Wi-Fi
$34.95 each
Instantly create a conference badge with whatever image or interface you want. Uses an ESP32-S2, has 4 buttons, STEMMA port, accelerometer, and battery charger.