It took longer than expected after the original announcement, but the BBC’s Micro:bit project started shipping to school age children in the U.K. in March. Now, the programmable mini-computer is ...

Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go with ...

One million micro:bits are being delivered to British school children to help teach STEM, but is it the right way to do things? 1. One million 11- to 12-year-old students will receive this tiny ...

Makers and electronic enthusiasts may be interested to know that Adafruit has this week announced the arrival of the awesome Pimoroni noise:bit designed for the BBC micro:bit mini PC. Simply slide the ...

A special KS3 or 3rd Level computing Live Lesson on coding, making and digital creativity with the BBC micro:bit.

The BBC Micro Bit is the latest tiny programming board to arrive. As the name suggests, the BBC is hoping that the Micro Bit will follow in the footsteps of the legendary BBC Micro and inspire a new ...

Adafruit has announced the availability and arrival of the BBC micro:bit development board to their online store, which is now available to purchase for $14.95. The micro:bit hardware is based on the ...

EVERY child has an inner inventor. I remember when I was a kid, getting excited over all the little build-your-own kits I was able to get my hands on. Technology opens up possibilities and can help us ...

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In a move that will bring a nostalgic smile to some British kids (and teachers) of the 80s, the BBC has announced that it is to produce a new educational mini-computer — codenamed the ‘Micro Bit’, a ...

Back in 2016, the BBC gave a million tiny computers to UK school kids for free as part of its Make It Digital project. The micro:bit boards were designed as learning tools to help get youngsters into ...

Designed and funded with a partnership of 29 companies, including ARM, Barclays, Microsoft, Samsung, Freescale and Nordic Semiconductor, the Micro:Bit device will act as an introduction to computer ...