SMD Vacuum Tweezers

Pick and place without the CNC

Arduino Team — April 2nd, 2026 Pick and place (PnP) machines are the linchpin on which modern electronics manufacturing rests. A PnP is a special kind of robot with a vacuum end effector designed to pick up SMD (surface-mount device) components and place them on a PCB for soldering. But for hobbyists, they’re usually overkill. So, John LeClair bridged the gap with these manual PnP vacuum tweezers. This is just a PnP machine, but without...