The micro:bit module has an array of LEDs on one side and a Nordic Semiconductor Cortex-M0 microcontroller. It also has an accelerometer, magnetometer, Bluetooth, and USB support.

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

Code the Decipher Program! Like any Python code for the micro:bit, we need to set up all the basic micro:bit module commands with: from microbit import * Next, we're going to 'define' our own ...

The BBC has a long history of supporting technology education in schools. The BBC Micro introduced a whole generation of students to computers, and more recently the Micro:bit is teaching today&#82… ...

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 ...

The BBC passes control of the Micro Bit mini-computer to a foundation that aims it to give it international appeal.

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

The BBC Micro:bit, while not quite as popular in our community as other microcontroller development boards, has a few quirks that can make it a much more interesting piece of hardware to build a ...

After a year, where is micro:bit now? Where is it going? How will it get there? Why does it matter?