While the big guns like Arduino and Raspberry Pi may steal all the headlines, there are a huge variety of lesser known but equally, and sometimes even more, exciting single-board computers (SBCs) cropping up from all over the world. Boards like the Pi-shaped D-Robotics RDK X5 have caught us off guard with their impressive compute-to-price ratio, not to mention the outrageously cost-effective Luckfox Lyra family of boards with their many form factors (see “
Microcontrollers and single board computers continue to get better as 2026 barrels toward us with more power and more capabilities that are perfect for amping up your next build. And while the big names like Arduino and Raspberry Pi have just released some exciting new products, they’re not the only game in town. Here are 15 standout boards that have us excited for 2026.
We featured the VIM4 before, and we’re excited to see Khadas again with the VIM1S. Its combination of compact size, yet full-size ports and built-in storage (saving you a bundle on specialty cables and accessories), plus great graphical performance and Oowow OS delivery service make it stand out in the single board computer (SBC) space.
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