Purchase Table for the 2026
Maker100-xiaoML Kit

Click what best describes your situation and then make changes as appropriate:

Based on 25-30 students per computer lab


Getting Started with Robotics: A Guide for Beginner Educators using the maker100-curriculum with the new 2025 xiaoML kit

This list is a starting point for beginner Robotics Educators, outlining an estimated set of products that work well together. Your purchasing department may find alternative or cheaper products, but be aware that ensuring component compatibility is a common challenge in robotics. We recommend buying 1-3 of each item to test their functionality before making a larger purchase. This list is provided as a helpful guide for your first robotics classroom for High School students or undergrads, without any specific guarantee of performance.

Created August 2025 by Jeremy Ellis LinkedIn jeremy-ellis-4237a9bb and my Github profile is at Github github.com/hpssjellis. Limited consulting available as I am still a full time Educator.

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# MicroControllers with ML and IoT Abilities Image Amount Cost in USD Total in USD
45 New 2025 xiaoML Kit the XIAO-esp32S3 with Camera
microphone, WiFi, BLE, SD Card, OLED and IMU onboard		 Seeedstudio xiaoAML kit with extra cables $
44 xiao-esp32s3 with Meshtastic LoRa WIO sx1262-module Wio-SX1262-with-XIAO-ESP32S3 Kit $
5 Testing Microcontroller XIAO-SAMD21 XIAO SAMD21
When testing new sensors, best to use these very cheap
microcontrollers than your more expensive sets.		 $
32 Other Microcontrollers Nano33 BLE Sense Rev2 Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense
amazing board with about 17 digital sensors
Fully supported by EdgeImpulse.com		 $
47 Grove Vision AI V2 Kit Grove Vision AI V2 Kit
Parrallel processing core controlled by xiao esp32C3 (you could use the XIAO esp32s3)		 $
# Sensors Sensors Image Amount Cost in USD Total in USD
12 Flex Sensor Flex Sensor RB-Spa-989 $
13 Pixy2 ML Color Vision sensor Charmed Labs Pixy 2 CMUcam5 Image Sensor $
14 Slide Potentiometer Slide Potentiometer $
15 Moisture Sensor Moisture Sensor $
16 Accelerometer Sensor ADXL362 Accelerometer $
38 Joysticks set of 10 joysticks $
35 Big Sensor Kit KEYESTUDIO 37 in 1 Sensor Kit 37 Sensors Modules Starter Kit $
# Actuators Motors, Speakers, LED's etc Image Amount Cost in USD Total in USD
19 Grayscale OLED Waveshare ($12.99 USD) 128x128, General 1.5inch OLED display Module, SKU: 13992 $
20 Servo Motor FEETECH High-Torque Servo FS5115M $
21 Stepper Motor Stepper Motor: Bipolar, 200 Steps/Rev, 20×30mm, 3.9V, 0.6 A/Phase $
22 Stepper Driver A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier $
23 Motor Driver Dual Motor Driver $
24 Big Motor Driver Big Motor Driver $
42 Set of 4 DC Motors 6V with Breadboard Pins BOJACK 4 Pcs Type 130 EK1450 1 V- 6 V Volt Miniature DC Toy Motors for Arduino Hobby DIY Projects $
43 Lidar LDROBOT D100 LiDAR Kit $
# Classroom Support batteries, soldering, wires, etc Image Amount Cost in USD Total in USD
2 Basic Sensor Electronic Equipment Kit Basic Starter Kit for Arduino $
1 Basic SNAP 750 Electronics Kits Snap Circuits 750
These kits allow fast testing of multiple electronics concepts		 $
25 SNAP Connectors Set of 10 SNAP Circuit to Pin Cables
If you get the SNAP circuits, these are needed to connect with a breadboard		 $
3 Soldering Kit KEPIOG Soldering Kit $
4 Soldering Microscope Andonstar AD246S-M HDMI Digital Microscope 2000x $
36 Solder Wire Kit 3Pcs Solder Wire,Diameter 1.0mm,11g×3pcs Rosin Core Solder for Electrical Soldering Welding Electronics Soldering DIY.(Net 33g) $
8 Mobile Power 5000mAh Power Bank Portable Charger $
10 22 Guage Wire 22 AWG wires solid core with cheap wire stripper $
26 Pin Headers 10 pack of 40 pin male female headers $
27 General Tool Kit CARTMAN 39 Piece Tool Set General Household Hand Kit with Plastic Toolbox Storage Case Orange $
46 Energizer Eveready 6 Volt Lantern Battery 1209 Energizer Eveready 6 Volt Lantern Battery 1209 $
# Other Optional or extras Image Amount Cost in USD Total in USD
6 Main Microcontroller ESP32S3 pre-soldered Seeedstudio XiaoEsp32S3-Sense-pre-soldered
(Comes with full xiaoml kit)		 $
9 Micro-SD Card Micro SD Card set
(Comes with full xiaoml kit)		 $
7 USB-C Data Cable 5V 3A USB A to Type-C Cable
(comes with full xiaoML-kit)		 $
17 Seeedstudio Color Display XIAO Round Color Touch sensitive display $
18 XIAO Expansion Board XIAO Expansion Board $
28 Other Microcontrollers PortentaH7 Arduino PortentaH7 $
29 Other Microcontrollers PortentaH7 LoRa Vision LoRa Vision Shield For PortentaH7 $
30 LoRa US915 MHz Antenna u.Fl connector LoRa Antenna with u.fl connector and 915MHz for North America
(comes with wio sx1262 kit) 		$
31 Other Microcontrollers PortentaH7 Ethernet Vision Shield Ethernet Vison Shield (POE) for PotentaH7 $
33 Other Microcontrollers Arduino Tiny Machine Learning Kit Arduino ML Kit $
34 Other Microcontrollers Nicla Vision Arduino Nicla Vision $
37 Digital-Soldering-Station 2 in 1 750W LED Digital Soldering Station Hot Air Gun Rework Station
Electric Soldering Iron for Phone PCB IC SMD BGA Welding Set 110V
Note: cheaper soldering irons above		 $
39 USB micro data cable for Arduino's USB A (female) to USB-micro and USB-C
Useful but not really needed		 $
41 Grove LoRa Module Grove-Wio-E5 Wireless Module - STM32WLE5JC, ARM Cortex-M4 and SX126x embedded, supports LoRaWAN on EU868 & US915
(comes with wio sx1262)		 $
# Not Yet Tested or issues when testing Image Amount Cost in USD Total in USD
11 GPS Sensor Grove GPS Module $
40 Multiplexer Grove - 8 Channel I2C Multiplexer/I2C Hub (TCA9548A) $
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