Hi @majjam
I'm glad Alex is helping you.
Nothing should ever be "searing hot" in our platforms.
If it is, it may be that you have a 5V supply connected to the 3.3V supply of the MCU by an errant connection using one of the connectors, and over time the MCU will fail (likely very promptly).
Please double check your wiring and connections to all peripherals and connectors using this page as a guide: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-io-datasheet/#connector-callouts
Be sure you do not connect any 5V supply to the 3.3V pins.
Thanks!