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Did the Pi Pico ever make any headway in the microcontroller space? It looked interesting when it was first announced but I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere since.
I think esp32 is more commonly used. i think they're pretty similar capabilities and both dirt cheap. I just see more projects with esp32.
There are a fair number of third party boards based on the RP2040/RP2050 silicon. Even esphome can target it even though it originally targeted the esp32.
The silicon itself is pretty nice although the original had done problems with deep sleep.