Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to MATRIX Creator
Raspberry Pi Dev Board w/ 8 Mics, FPGA, MC, IMU, + more
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MATRIX Creator launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Smaller, better, and cheaper: $20
2014 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →
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Raspberry Pi 3▲4383nd generation with faster processor, wireless and Bluetooth
2016 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →
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Make a miniature arcade cabinet with real, working games
2015 · makershed.com · its alternatives →
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Raspberry Pi 2▲2942nd generation with faster processor and more memory
2015 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →
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A few months ago, I was inspired by this post on Reddit, titled: Food items should have QR codes that instruct the microwave exactly what to do. Like high for 2 minutes, let stand 1 minute, medium 1 minutes.. I thought this was a pretty cool idea, and that it
2013 · madebynathan.com · its alternatives →
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Tingbot▲119Transform your Raspberry Pi into a platform for creativity
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Creation Crate▲135Get a new electronics project every month
2016 · creationcrate.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · kelu124.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →
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I've been hacking away lately, and I'm now proud to show off my newest project - The Icepi Zero! In case you don't know what an FPGA is, this phrase summarizes it perfectly: "FPGAs work like this. You don't tell them what to do, you tell them what to BE." You don't program them, but you rewrite the circuits they contain! So I've made a PCB that carries an ECP5 FPGA, and has a raspberry pi zero footprint. It also has a few improvements! Notably the 2 USB b ports are replaced with 3 USB C ports, and it has multiple LEDs. This board can output HDMI, read from a uSD, use a SDRAM and much more.…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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eNcade ▲63A Portable Raspberry Pi Gaming Console (Kickstarter)
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · raspberry.io · its alternatives →
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A big collection of open-source electronics projects
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Codebender▲123Development platform for Arduino users, makers and engineers
2014 · codebender.cc · its alternatives →
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Wow, half a year has passed since my last blog. I have to admit, during this period I was a bit disconnected from the physical AI world. I transitioned to a different team at work after their two data scientists were reassigned to other teams, and I had to ramp up quickly to take over…
Dec 2025 · airoboticist.blog · its alternatives →
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hackster.io▲77Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects
2014 · hackster.io · its alternatives →
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