2025 STEM Choice Awards – Editor’s Choice: Best STEM Education Product
The best thing about working at STEMfinity is when we get the opportunity to celebrate the innovations that empower educators and inspire the next generation of makers, coders, and creators. Each year, we spotlight products that truly elevate learning—those that blend hands-on discovery, real-world skills, and classroom alignment.
For 2025, our editor reviewed STEM education tools across five key categories—Makerspace, Robotics, AR/VR, AI Innovation, and Drones—highlighting their finalist and culminating in our Best of 2025 winner. Each of these products not only engages students but also aligns with the growing demand for creativity, collaboration, and technical literacy in today’s classrooms.
Makerspace Innovation
ChompSaw by STEMfinity (FINALIST)
Why it stands out:
The Chomp Saw is an essential tool in any Makerspace that brings real fabrication to the classroom. This desktop-friendly cardboard cutting tool is designed with safety and skill-building in mind. Perfect for all ages, from the youngest makers to middle and high school innovators. The Chomp Saw facilitates tool safety and empowers students to give form to their imagination—all without the complexity of industrial-grade equipment. Younger students can safely master using motorized tools and cut large, complex cardboard shapes. Older students can engineer complex projects, create works of art, or prototype 3D-print designs using hands-on craftsmanship.
Editor’s Rationale:
The ChompSaw bridges the gap between imagination and fabrication, empowering students to think like engineers while giving teachers a safe, durable, and easy-to-manage tool for their STEM labs. Also, the ChompSaw can not only cut through cardboard but also sheets of cardstock, craft felt, and craft foam.
Robotics & Engineering
UBTECH UGOT AI Robot (FINALIST)
Why it stands out:
The UGOT AI Robot combines modular robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer science in one engaging platform. Students can build, code, and customize multiple robot configurations while exploring in-depth STEM concepts, such as machine learning, sensors, and motor control. With UGOT kits, robotics will become an accessible entry point for your students to gain meaningful experiences with automation and real-world engineering applications.
Editor’s Rationale:
UBTECH’s Ukits have always been a favorite for students in 3rd-8th. Their new UGOT kits are next-level robotics for grades 6th-12th. This adaptive learning system introduces students to the AI-driven future of engineering, making it a must-have for any robotics or CTE program. Plus, these robot designs bring the cool factor for your older students who may be harder to get engaged in STEM.
AR/VR Learning
Merge EDU + Merge Cube (FINALIST)
Why it stands out:
The Merge Cube transforms the classroom into an interactive 3D learning environment. With Merge EDU’s platform, students can hold digital models in their hands—from DNA strands to planets to dinosaurs—making complex scientific concepts tangible and memorable. Combine Merge Cubes with either the Merge Lab Complete or School Complete License and educators have an educational ecosystem that supports curriculum-aligned lessons across science, math, and engineering, bringing immersive technology to any classroom or library.
Editor’s Rationale:
AR/VR learning tools like Merge help bridge abstract concepts with experiential understanding, allowing students to explore STEM through touch, motion, and curiosity. I really love that the Merge Complete License options include cubes, assisted setup, virtual professional development, and lesson plans to provide your school with an out-of-the-door complete solution with all
the support you need to be a successful AR expert for your students!
AI Integration
Mastery Coding – Gamer Math & AI Essentials (FINALIST)
Why it stands out:
Mastery Coding has always been a standout option for supporting educators who are bringing eSports into their classrooms, but now they are also leading the way in combining artificial intelligence, computer science, and game-based learning. Through innovative programs like Gamer Math and AI Essentials for Educators and Students, Mastery Coding helps students connect academic concepts to real-world applications. Gamer Math utilizes popular eSports games to engage students in 3rd-8th grade with standards-based math curriculum. With the AI Essential’s certification program, Mastery Coding empowers educators to integrate AI ethically and meaningfully—fostering critical thinking, creativity, and future-ready problem-solvers.
Editor’s Rationale:
Mastery Coding bridges the gap between core academics and emerging technologies. By using eSports gaming and Artificial Intelligence to make learning both engaging and relevant with today’s evolving technologies, Mastery Coding equips students with the digital literacy and computational thinking skills they’ll need in tomorrow’s workforce.
WINNER BEST STEM EDUCATION PRODUCT OF 2025 – Drone Legends: STEM Fundamentals
Why it’s this year’s top pick:
Drone Legends – STEM Fundamentals takes the crown as our Best STEM Education Product of 2025. Combining physics, coding, flight, and teamwork, this standards-aligned curriculum brings STEM to life through real-world applications that excite students and inspire educators. It’s hands-on, collaborative, and aligned with national standards—making it one of the most comprehensive STEM learning experiences available today.
Editor’s Rationale:
Drone Legends embodies everything that makes STEM education extraordinary: curiosity, challenge, and creativity. Student teams will not complete lessons, but Missions that will challenge them to problem-solve, innovate, and soar into future STEM careers. Teachers will feel confident working with Drone Legends with their multiple Professional Development options and 24/7 customer support.
Final Thoughts
From AI to aerodynamics, 2025 shaped up to be a defining year for hands-on STEM education. These award-winning products represent the innovation and creativity that fuel future-ready classrooms across the nation. Whether you’re equipping a makerspace, starting a drone program, or integrating AI into your curriculum—STEMfinity has everything you need to make it happen.
Meet the Editor
Deanna Peacock is a Senior STEM Expert and Key Account Manager—West Region at STEMfinity. A veteran art teacher turned STEM advocate, Deanna has spent more than two decades transforming classrooms into innovation hubs by blending creativity with cutting-edge STEM education. She specializes in helping schools, districts, and organizations implement hands-on learning environments that spark curiosity and cultivate 21st-century skills. Her unique background in the arts brings a fresh, interdisciplinary lens to STEM, making her a sought-after voice in the field of educational transformation.
In her words: “STEM can be accessible for all students and teachers regardless of age, ability, or background. By combining one or more of the key subject areas of STEM with hands-on project-based learning, students become engaged and have experiences of key understanding that go beyond any worksheet or lecture to create strong foundations for educational growth.”
