The first micro:bit was invented by the BBC and partners and launched in 2015, honouring the BBC’s legacy of computing that stretches back to the original BBC Micro computer of the 1980s. Our original ...

Details have been announced of version 2 of the BBC micro:bit educational computer. micro:bit v2 is built around a Nordic Semi nRF52833, which will run application code, Bluetooth stack and handle USB ...

The Bluetooth SIG and Lancaster University have teamed up to create a custom Bluetooth LE profile for the BBC’s micro:bit educational microcontroller board. Martin Woolley, programme manager at ...

Just how fast can a BBC micro:bit travel? Pretty fast it would seem. Schools across the country are taking part in the challenge to build a rocket car using a micro:bit.

One million micro:bits are being delivered to British school children to help teach STEM, but is it the right way to do things?

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 ...

The Micro Bit is a palm-sized circuit board with an array of 25 lights that can be programmed to show letters, numbers and other shapes, and a Bluetooth chip for wireless connectivity.