Takes about two hours. Basic workshop. No prior knowledge needed. Materials cost 20€ per kit if you want to build one for yourself, if not you are welcome to watch, listen, and learn anyway.

We are going to build an electronic kitten using tiny SMD parts. It will purr when you touch it right and hiss when you touch it wrong. It's going to work.

You know those tiny little components in modern electronic devices? It's both possible and easy to assemble those by hand. You can do it, and I'll teach you how! This is possible because your hands do not shake (you're just holding them wrong). Everyone in this industry cheats by using a super-easy method called reflow, and we can too, so where we're going, we don't need soldering irons. Think you don't have the tools? Think you can't manually place 0402s? Everything is possible with patience and practice. The equipment is minimal and you probably already have it.

We'll learn how to trick your hands into not shaking. We'll learn how to cheat like a pro. We'll learn the answer to THERE'S A SHORT ON A TINY PART OMG WHAT NOW? After this, you'll no longer need to be scared of SMD.