About Handly

Handly is a comparison and news site for people who build with hardware, across several categories over time. We're starting with robot arms and LeRobot: which arms you can actually buy, which kits run end to end, and where the sharp edges are. Dev boards, beginning with ESP32 families, come next. Every spec in our tables carries a source and a date. When we haven't tested something, we say so.

The name comes from an old line in the Zhuangzi. A wheelwright says the right feel is gained in the hand and answered in the mind, and that he can't put it into words. Neither can we, so we pick things up and try them. (In Mandarin, shùnshǒu is the everyday word for "handy".)

Who it's for

Makers, students and developers choosing a first robot arm, or deciding what to add next, who want a straight comparison and the links to check it.

What we don't do

• We don't sell hardware or take sponsored placements in comparisons.
• We don't publish numbers we can't trace to a public page.

得之于手而应于心
Felt in the hand, answered in the mind.
— Zhuangzi, "Tiandao" (天道), the wheelwright's story

Translation: Handly editors.