STEVAL-ROBKIT1 – A robot evaluation kit based on STM32H725 and STM32G0 microcontrollers

STEVAL-ROBKIT1 STM32H725 robot evaluation kit

The STEVAL-ROBKIT1 is an evaluation kit for robotics applications based on ST’s STM32H725 and STM32G0 Arm microcontrollers. It’s the first such robot kit from the company, and it targets both traditional engineering teams, educators, and students. The kit features an STM32H725 main board, an STM32G0 motor-control PCB, and a 1.53MP camera + ToF sensor module, as well as a robotic frame, wheels, and motors with encoders. It does not require a soldering iron for assembly to make it easier for students. STEVAL-ROBKIT1 key components and features: Main board – STEVAL-ROBKIT1-1 SoC – STMicro STM32H725IGT6 Arm Cortex-M7 microcontroller @ 550 MHz with 1MB flash, 564 KB SRAM with ECC Wireless – BlueNRG-M2 Bluetooth LE 5.2 SoC Sensors 6-axis IMU (LSM6DSV16BX) Magnetometer (LIS2MDL) Microphone (MP34DT06J) Expansion – 40-pin Raspberry Pi-like header Motor control board – STEVAL-ROBKIT1-2 SoC – STMicro STM32G071CBT6 Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller at 64 MHz with 128 KB flash, 36KB SRAM Motor […]

Quarky Intellio – A LEGO-compatible AI, Augmented Reality, and IoT learning platform (Crowdfunding)

Quarky Intellio rover car robot

Quarky Intellio is an ESP32-S3-based development kit designed as an educational platform for learning AI, Augmented Reality (AR), and IoT concepts. It is compatible with LEGO bricks and targets users aged 10 and older. The core AI-AR module features an SPI TFT display interface, a 5MP camera, a speaker and microphone, a microSD card slot for data storage, a USB-C port for programming and charging, servo and GPIO expansion ports, and a 1,000 mAh battery. The company offers a discovery kit with the core module only as well as a rover car kit, and since it’s compatible with LEGO, users can easily create their own robot. Quarky Intellio specifications: Core module – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8 SoC – ESP32-S3 CPU – Dual-core LX7 processor with up to 240MHz Memory – 512KB SRAM, 8MB PSRAM (SiP) Storage – 384KB ROM Wireless – WiFi 4 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.0 LE Storage – 16MB flash […]

Unbeatable Price: GOYOJO GRS225RF Thermal Scope with Built-in Laser Rangefinder (Sponsored)

GOYOJO GRS225RF thermal scope range finder

Launch price $759, get professional laser rangefinder performance at an unbeatable price GOYOJO Optics proudly launches the GRS225RF Thermal Scope with Built-in Laser Rangefinder, offering hunters, tactical users, and outdoor enthusiasts professional-grade performance at a breakthrough price. Comparable thermal scopes with laser rangefinders typically retail above $1,000, but the GRS225RF combines high-resolution thermal imaging, precise distance measurement, and advanced features in one cost-effective package. GOYOJO GRS225RF features precise laser rangefinding (±1 meter accuracy, up to 1000 meters), 256×192 thermal imaging resolution, a 1440×1080 OLED high-definition display, a long-lasting battery, and smart connectivity. It delivers clear, reliable vision and efficient target acquisition in low-light conditions, complex terrain, or when observing distant targets. Official retail price: $759. Limited-time early bird price as low as $709 from December 15–30. Key Highlights Market-Leading Value While comparable thermal imaging rangefinder scopes typically retail for over $1000, the GOYOJO GRS225RF delivers premium performance starting at just […]

Lockzo AL501 3-in-1 smart door lock review with the Tuya mobile app

Lockzo AL501 Video Smart Lock Tuya app review

We’ve received a review sample of the Lockzo AL501 3-in-1 smart door lock system (Smart Lock + Video Camera + Doorbell). It supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and integrates a 2K resolution camera with a wide 180° field of view, a doorbell, AI motion detection, and infrared night vision. It supports multiple unlocking methods, namely physical key, AI fingerprint scanning, keypad PIN code, and the Tuya mobile app, which enables the user to check the live video, talk to visitors, and unlock the door in real time from anywhere via your smartphone, as well as voice control through Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. The included 10,000 mAh rechargeable battery is designed to last approximately 6 months per charge, and the device has an IP65 dust and water resistance rating. In this review, we’ll go through an unboxing, show how we installed it on a wooden door, connect it to WiFi through the […]

ASUS IoT PE3000N – An MIL-STD-810H-grade, modular NVIDIA Jetson T5000 Edge AI platform for robotics and automation solutions

ASUS Jetson T5000 Edge AI computer 10GbE Fakra camera connectors

Debashis just wrote about the Firefly EC-ThorT5000 embedded PC powered by an NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 system-on-module yesterday, and the ASUS IoT PE3000N is another rugged, modular Edge Platform powered by the 2,070 FP4 TFLOPS SoM offering MIL-STD-810H compliance, 12-60V input, 25GbE links, and support for up to sixteen GMSL cameras. The PE3000N features one HDMI 2.0 video output, GbE and 10GbE RJ45 ports, M.2 sockets for storage and wireless expansion, a PCIe x4/x8 slot, and several USB ports, as well as four 25GbE links and AGX CSI connector for up to 16x GMSL cameras for “high-bandwidth sensor fusion and advanced machine vision”, even in the most challenging environments. The Jetson T5000 embedded system also offers a scalable chassis and modular I/O layers that support interfaces such as PoE, GMSL, CAN, and QSFP28 within a compact 2U height. ASUS IoT PE3000N specifications: SoM – NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 module CPU […]

Waveshare ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C6 PoE development board targets HMI and IoT applications

ESP32 P4 WIFI6 POE ETH

Waveshare has recently launched ESP32-P4-WIFI6-POE-ETH, a compact development board with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE), OTG, Ethernet, and PoE support, for various HMI and IoT applications. The board supports 100Mbps Ethernet with PoE, MIPI-CSI, MIPI-DSI, USB 2.0 OTG, audio codec + amplifier, microphone, MicroSD card slot, and 40-pin GPIO expansion. Other peripherals include I2S, I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, MCPWM, RMT, ADC, and TWAI, alongside security features like secure boot, flash encryption, crypto accelerators, TRNG, and privilege separation. These features make it suitable for HMI terminals, smart panels, multimedia control interfaces, local edge AI, and IoT gateways. Waveshare ESP32-P4-WIFI6-POE-ETH specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-P4-Core Microcontroller – ESP32-P4NRW32 MCU Dual-core RISC-V microcontroller @ 400 MHz with AI instructions extension and single-precision FPU Single-RISC-V LP (Low-power) MCU core @ up to 40 MHz GPU – 2D Pixel Processing Accelerator (PPA) VPU – H.264 and JPEG codecs support Memory – 768 KB HP L2MEM, […]

NVIDIA Jetson T5000-based Firefly EC-ThorT5000 industrial PC features 8x GMSL2 camera interfaces, 4x 10GbE RJ45 ports

EC ThorT5000

The Firefly EC-ThorT5000 is an industrial edge AI PC built around NVIDIA’s new Jetson T5000 Thor series module, with up to 2070 TFLOPS FP4 performance. The system is one of the first commercial products based on the Jetson Thor platform, launched in late August 2025. The EC-ThorT5000 provides eight GMSL2 camera inputs, four 10GbE and four GbE (PSE) ports, dual NVMe storage, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0, CAN/RS485/RS232, SIM support, and expansion options for 5G, 4G, and WiFi 6. It also offers up to 92-channel 1080p video decoding in a rugged all-aluminum chassis designed for 24/7 operation, making it suitable for robotics, smart city deployments, and high-density edge AI workloads. Firefly EC-ThorT5000 specifications: SoM – NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 module CPU – 14-core 64-bit ARM Neoverse-V3AE @ up to 2.6GHz GPU – 2560-core Blackwell GPU with 96 Tensor Cores, 10-TPC MIG VPU Video Decode – 4x 8Kp30 (H.265), 10x 4Kp60 (H.265), […]

ST launches 800 MHz STM32V8 Arm Cortex-M85 high-performance MCU manufactured with 18nm FD-SOI process

STM32V8 STM32V863 873 block diagram

ST has just launched its most powerful STM32 microcontroller so far, with the STM32V8 family, the first equipped with a Cortex-M85 core (clocked at up to 800 MHz) and manufactured with an 18nm FD-SOI process. It’s a non-pin compatible update to the STM32H7 family that delivers up to 5,072 CoreMarks, greatly improves Edge AI performance thanks to Arm Helium and MVE, integrates up to 4MB eNVM (Embedded NVM), operates up to 140°C, and adds PCM (phase-change memory) radiation immunity. Two main parts have been launched in different configurations and packages: STM32V863 and STM32V873. STM32V863/873 specifications: Core – 32-bit Arm Cortex-M85 CPU @ up to 800MHz with Arm Helium, Arm MVE, TrustZone…; up to 5,072 CoreMarks Multimedia accelerators – Chrom-ART 2D GPU, and JPEG hardware accelerator Memory/Storage 1.5 MB system SRAM with ECC (partial) 8 KB backup RAM 192 KB zero-wait state TCM Up to 512 KB TCM with ECC Up […]

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