soldering iron
noun
: a pointed or wedge-shaped device that is usually electrically heated and that is used for soldering
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The innovation’s gripper can be swapped with a soldering iron or screwdriver.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In one video, it’s also seen opening bottles of Coke, frying food in a pan, operating a hammer and soldering iron, and folding itself up into a package small enough to be carried.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In a world where licenses and software locks forbid folks from simply plugging in a replacement component, the thought of a major company encouraging its customers to break out a soldering iron is mind boggling.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
But not every dad was born with a soldering iron in their mouth.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
An employee accidentally touched the ink syringe with a hot soldering iron.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Five years ago, a small company in Houston named Intuitive Machines had just 30 employees, a couple of 3D printers, and a few soldering irons.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
The first product is a portable USB-C soldering iron.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In one video, it’s also seen opening bottles of Coke, frying food in a pan, operating a hammer and soldering iron, and folding itself up into a package small enough to be carried.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In a world where licenses and software locks forbid folks from simply plugging in a replacement component, the thought of a major company encouraging its customers to break out a soldering iron is mind boggling.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
But not every dad was born with a soldering iron in their mouth.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
An employee accidentally touched the ink syringe with a hot soldering iron.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Five years ago, a small company in Houston named Intuitive Machines had just 30 employees, a couple of 3D printers, and a few soldering irons.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
The first product is a portable USB-C soldering iron.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Soldering iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldering%20iron. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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