The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies SparkFun Electronics: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
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Regional ecosystem
SparkFun Electronics is one of 42 verified robotics companies in Colorado →
Key facts
Focus
Products
Customers
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company SparkFun Electronics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Alchitry1× joint
- 2PJRC1× joint
Most recent
SparkFun Electronics on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Nathan Seidle Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Nathan Seidleno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for SparkFun Electronics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
SparkFun Electronics in third-party press
XRP: Robotics for all, or how an LSM6DSOX guides new generations to embedded systems engineering - STMicroelectronics
SparkFun Electronics Partners with 3D Printing Nerd - Engineering.com
SparkFun Electronics launches GNSS RTK module for positioning accuracy - GPS World
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company SparkFun Electronics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Alchitry1× joint
- 2PJRC1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- SparkFun x AlchitrywithAlchitrymanufacturing—operating
- SparkFun x PJRC TeensywithPJRCmanufacturing—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SparkFun Electronics.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning SparkFun Electronics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
XRP: Robotics for all, or how an LSM6DSOX guides new generations to embedded systems engineering - STMicroelectronics
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SparkFun Electronics Partners with 3D Printing Nerd - Engineering.com
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SparkFun Electronics launches GNSS RTK module for positioning accuracy - GPS World
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Open Source Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit Now Available for Pre-Order - Hackster.io
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Now Available: Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit - Beta, the Premier Introduction to Robotics and STEM - PR Newswire
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National Robotics Week – Apr. 3, 2027 - National Today
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NVIDIA Launches Updated Teaching Kit for Edge AI and Robotics Educators - NVIDIA Developer
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RPi Zero W based robot kits offer pan-tilt cam, GPS, and ToF sensing - LinuxGizmos.com
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Founder of Niwot-based SparkFun uses robot to crack open safe live at security event Def Con - The Denver Post
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Robot cracks open safe live on Def Con's stage - BBC
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Autonomous Vehicle Competition - Hackaday
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Drones And Robots Come Out To Play At Sparkfun’s 6th Annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition - Hackaday
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/sparkfun.md
- RSS feed: /companies/sparkfun/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5534adb4-85d2-449f-aa69-0ec737c8140f
- Revision history: /companies/sparkfun/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
SparkFun Electronics draws attention at the 28th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026