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24 alternatives to Piccolo

A tiny laser-cutting, CNC bot

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Piccolo launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Lil’Bot▲90

   Small self-balancing, Segway-like robot

   2014 · lil-bot.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Light-Bot▲84

   Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

   2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Avid Bots▲78

   Let our robots do your cleaning!

   2014 · avidbots.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   There Is A Bot For That▲219

   Search engine for bots

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bambu Lab R1▲134

   CO2 laser cutting with Bambu-style automation

   20d ago · bambulab.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Botified▲101

   A job board for bot developers

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ozobot▲78

   The World's Smallest Smart Robot

   2015 · ozobot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mellow▲151

   The robotic sous-chef for home cooks

   2014 · cookmellow.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CellRobot▲71

   Hundreds of modular robots in one

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Botbuzz▲127

    On-Demand chatbot developers

    2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →

11. 11
    LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

    The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

    2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Parrot DISCO▲206

    A new drone prototype from Parrot

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nikbot▲64

    A multilingual AI chatbot

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quadbot▲127

    Build your own Robot

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Raspberry Pi Model A+▲160

    Smaller, better, and cheaper: $20

    2014 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rex▲57

    The brain for robots

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Littlebits▲93

    Programmable modules that snap together

    2013 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    WooBots by Bamloff▲132

    Transformable wooden robots

    2015 · bamloff.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cachemonet▲89

    Robot-created GIF + music mashups

    2015 · cachemonet.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Codebender▲123

    Development platform for Arduino users, makers and engineers

    2014 · codebender.cc · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Carvey▲70

    3D carving machine

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Robot Turtles▲69

    The game for little programmers

    2015 · exploratoriumstore.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tinybop▲59

    Toys for Tomorrow

    2013 · tinybop.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Xibot▲8

    Your New Robotic Family Member

    2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →