Pikkolo Assembly
@pikkoloassembly.bsky.social
Go from design to assembled board in days, not weeks.
Pikkolo's got a new facility!
Time to fire up Factory 1.
Time to fire up Factory 1.
September 17, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Pikkolo's got a new facility!
Time to fire up Factory 1.
Time to fire up Factory 1.
$2000 of Galden.
Pretty sure this chemical's only function is to have a boiling point of 234 C.
Pretty sure this chemical's only function is to have a boiling point of 234 C.
September 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
$2000 of Galden.
Pretty sure this chemical's only function is to have a boiling point of 234 C.
Pretty sure this chemical's only function is to have a boiling point of 234 C.
Lots of batteries here...
May 22, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Lots of batteries here...
Buying microcontrollers in Huaqiangbei!
May 21, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Buying microcontrollers in Huaqiangbei!
I think I owned like 10 of these.
May 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I think I owned like 10 of these.
Huaqiangbei is dizzying
May 20, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Huaqiangbei is dizzying
Visit to the TroubleMaker makerspace right in Huaqiangbei #Shenzhen. Henk founded it after touring makerspaces and realizing most didn't even have a working printer.
May 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Visit to the TroubleMaker makerspace right in Huaqiangbei #Shenzhen. Henk founded it after touring makerspaces and realizing most didn't even have a working printer.
I love the feeling of repeat customers.
I don't get a lot of feedback after a job is done- occasionally an issue to fix- but usually just quiet.
So there's nothing like the confirmation of someone trusting you with their project again.
I don't get a lot of feedback after a job is done- occasionally an issue to fix- but usually just quiet.
So there's nothing like the confirmation of someone trusting you with their project again.
May 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I love the feeling of repeat customers.
I don't get a lot of feedback after a job is done- occasionally an issue to fix- but usually just quiet.
So there's nothing like the confirmation of someone trusting you with their project again.
I don't get a lot of feedback after a job is done- occasionally an issue to fix- but usually just quiet.
So there's nothing like the confirmation of someone trusting you with their project again.
I could wander forever.
May 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I could wander forever.
Sunday afternoon at the family RF connector stand.
This is one of my favorite photos and a stark contrast to the VC tech bro bullshit: "China is vibe engineering!"
Bullshit. It's just people on WeChat.
This is one of my favorite photos and a stark contrast to the VC tech bro bullshit: "China is vibe engineering!"
Bullshit. It's just people on WeChat.
May 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Sunday afternoon at the family RF connector stand.
This is one of my favorite photos and a stark contrast to the VC tech bro bullshit: "China is vibe engineering!"
Bullshit. It's just people on WeChat.
This is one of my favorite photos and a stark contrast to the VC tech bro bullshit: "China is vibe engineering!"
Bullshit. It's just people on WeChat.
"Our organization has a tolerance of failure within 100 microns."
May 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"Our organization has a tolerance of failure within 100 microns."
May 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Like a kid on Christmas waiting for a new toy.
April 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Like a kid on Christmas waiting for a new toy.
Checking out the Seeed Studio facility! Not allowed to take photos, but pretty fun to see the office and factory in action.
Map shows everywhere in China the @huggingface Reachy was source from.
Map shows everywhere in China the @huggingface Reachy was source from.
April 30, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Checking out the Seeed Studio facility! Not allowed to take photos, but pretty fun to see the office and factory in action.
Map shows everywhere in China the @huggingface Reachy was source from.
Map shows everywhere in China the @huggingface Reachy was source from.
April 30, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This is the weirdest IC footprint I've seen and was convinced I'd made a mistake. Nope. Board for the @opulo Lumen PnP feeder.
Designed for BOTH a STM32F031 LQFP48 AND a UFQFPN32, stacked on top of each other.
Designed during chip shortage. Very clever.
Designed for BOTH a STM32F031 LQFP48 AND a UFQFPN32, stacked on top of each other.
Designed during chip shortage. Very clever.
April 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This is the weirdest IC footprint I've seen and was convinced I'd made a mistake. Nope. Board for the @opulo Lumen PnP feeder.
Designed for BOTH a STM32F031 LQFP48 AND a UFQFPN32, stacked on top of each other.
Designed during chip shortage. Very clever.
Designed for BOTH a STM32F031 LQFP48 AND a UFQFPN32, stacked on top of each other.
Designed during chip shortage. Very clever.
April 29, 2026 at 3:43 AM
April 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
April 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
