Introducing the iotaCore: an IoT development board designed to help you level up your engineering game. The iotaCore is strong enough to power your Automation, Agri-tech, AI, and Biotech projects--but it's not just another ESP32 dev kit; it's an advanced IoT ecosystem.

iotaCore is the fundamental unit of an advanced open-source hardware platform (iotaKit), that was designed to help students and young professionals prepare for working with advanced technologies in industries like bio-sensing, BCI, robotics, AI, and enviro-tech.

On its own, the iotaCore is an improved and open-source ESP32 microcontroller. It features several nice-to-haves, including an SD Card, USB-C data/charging, LiPo battery management, and a built in 6DOF IMU for integrated motion tracking.

As part of the iotaKit ecosystem, we will be periodically releasing HATs (Hardware Attached to Top) with advanced sensors, such as our Brain-Computer Interface, Voice Assistant, Gas and Air-quality Monitor, Smart Home, and Smartwatch Display. All open source on our GitHub!

All of these devices will have Instructables/documentation on how to build your own projects, and we will also be hosting weekly "Office Hours" on our Discord, where you can ask questions about projects built with iota, and get help from real engineers.

The EVT designs of our HATs are still in progress, and will be announced shortly. We are also building several "starter projects" with each module, to kickstart your embedded hardware learning journey. Stay tuned, give us a follow, or join our email list to get updated on hardware progress.

We’d also like to give a huge shoutout to PCBWay, without whom this project wouldn’t exist. They sponsored the initial batch of prototypes, and we were beyond impressed with the quality of their PCBs.

Remember, whether you’re a young computer scientist looking to gain embedded hardware experience, a mechanical engineer trying to deepen your knowledge of electronics, or an undergraduate hoping to strengthen your resume and be AI-ready, iotaKit is designed for you.