The servos are under the command of a micro:bit microcontroller board, which itself receives signals from a second micro:bit which is strapped to the human wishing to control the arm. The second ...

A micro:bit, battery pack and micro USB cable, plus a suitable computer for programming. Some LEDs. Get a selection of colours if you can. Some 100 ohm resistors At least 3 crocodile clip leads.

I then gave each pair a micro:bit and a USB cable. Some pupils found this part more challenging, especially ones with weaker mouse skills, but working in mixed ability pairs helped. This was the ...

The BBC micro:bit single board ARM computer aimed at education does not feature as often as many of its competitors in these pages. It’s not the cheapest of boards, and interfacing to it in ...