Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this device ...

Micro:bit hardware diagnostics suite. This program is for the micro:bit being tested, the radio and light sensor functionality tests require a 2nd receiver micro:bit ...

LAST week it was rain. This week, our mini weather station will measure temperature and humidity. And by using a second BBC micro:bit, we can get the readings before heading outside. First, we need a ...

The BBC, along with Lancaster University and Nominet, has demonstrated a prototype method for safely and securely turning its micro:bit children’s computer into an internet of things (IoT) device. The ...

In the CBBC series So Awkward one of the main characters works as a scientist at an Antarctic research station. Her job involves monitoring the temperature across the region using micro:bit ‘robot ...

Schoolchildren have used the mini-computers to learn to code The BBC Micro Bit mini-computer - used by millions of schoolchildren across the world - will receive its first major update since 2016. The ...