micro:bit, MicroPython and Vex Robotics - hope for the future
micro:bit and MicroPython workshop at Pi Towers Pi Towers Workshop (c) David Booth Last Saturday I joined Ben Nuttall and other friends at the Raspberry Jam held at Pi Towers in Cambridge. I ran a brand new workshop using a Raspberry Pi to program BBC micro:bits in MicroPython. It went really well. The young had a lot of fun, as did their mums and dads. I've turned the workshop workbook into a free eBook. You can get it here . I'll also be running the workshop again in London. Follow me here or on twitter for more information. Vex Robotics A team from Henrietta Barnet present their work On Tuesday I headed to Highgate Junior School where they were hosting a Vex Robotics competition. I'd been invited by Andy Thompson who is Director of DTE at Highgate. Last year Highgate team System32 won the UK National Championships qualified for the World Championships in Kentucky USA in VEX Robotics, so I expected a stiff competition. I helped to judge a v...