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Our friends at Sphero are launching a rover

Published on: 2/19/19

The recent news of the demise of Opportunity on Mars begs the question, how do we inspire the next generation of rover designers and makers?

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What we've been reading, week 7

Published on: 2/16/19

This week the science and engineering world mourned the loss of NASA's Mars rover, Opportunity. However, not everything has been about lost rovers; from an accessible smart guitar ...

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Video: Dr ​​Jessica Wade on science, making, education and gender

Published on: 2/15/19

We're big fans of Jess' work, both the cool stuff she researches in her 'day job', and her mission to get more girls and young women into physics and material sciences.

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pi-top [4] hero project: mini Mars rover

Published on: 2/14/19

In this short series we speak to the designers and engineers who created our hero projects at Bett Show 2019, to find out how they built them and what problems they overcame.

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LEGO, engineering and blowing stuff up!

Published on: 2/11/19

As series two of our podcast gathers pace, we meet TV presenter and engineer Fran Scott, to talk LEGO, the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, blowing stuff up, and why we all ...

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What we've been reading, week 6

Published on: 2/9/19

Hello friends! Welcome back to another week of ‘what we’ve been reading’, and this week we have a bumper selection of the education, making, and learning stories that you should ...

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Fusion skills, not fission skills: shaping a new generation of learning

Published on: 2/8/19

Keynote at Bett Show 2019 by Dr William Rankin PhD, Founder of Unfold Learning and former Director of Learning & Research at pi-top

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The best Valentine's Day maker projects

Published on: 2/7/19

Whether you're a member of the lonely hearts club or team love, Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to make something for someone that you love. So this year, stay away from ...

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Haven't we met before? (Re)introducing pi-top [3]

Published on: 2/4/19

As you might have heard, we’ve recently launched a new product, the pi-top [4]. And so now we have a family as opposed to just one or two products, we thought it a good time to ...

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What we've been reading, week 5

Published on: 2/1/19

After a short break to attend the Bett Show in London, our weekly round-up is back with the most interesting education, making, and technology content that you need to know about. ...

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