Raspberry Pi Pico is a new type of development board introduced in January 2021. It is built around the RP2040 microcontroller designed entirely by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This board is compact, low-cost, and highly flexible, making it an excellent choice for beginners and hobbyists. The RP2040 chip features a dual-core ARM M0+ processor with large on-chip memory and a unique Programmable I/O subsystem. These features enable efficient and versatile programming, especially with MicroPython. Overall, Pico offers a powerful yet affordable platform for learning coding and creating embedded projects.