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Short, sourced notes from the daily log: robot arms and LeRobot first, then dev boards and ESP32, then hands-on tutorial picks. Every note names its source and the date we read it. Nothing here is a hands-on review unless it says so.

2 updates so far. Newest first.

Robot arms & LeRobot

LeRobot v0.7.0 rebuilds install, training, inference and hardware layer

2026-11-12 · Not tested by us

LeRobot v0.7.0 is a breaking upgrade from v0.6.1: installation, training, inference and the hardware layer all change, and several old flags and checkpoint paths stop working.

Dev boards & ESP32

Olimex UEXT-CH390 adds wired Ethernet to Pico and ESP32 boards over SPI

2026-11-12 · Not tested by us

The Olimex UEXT-CH390 is a small open-source SPI Ethernet module for Raspberry Pi Pico/Pico 2 and ESP32 boards that lack wired networking, with Arduino IDE and ESPHome support.

See also: Guides · Robot arms & LeRobot · Dev boards & ESP32 · Method.