I am prototyping paper airplanes usinge the idea of 3D-printing directly to thin paper and then cutting the parts for assembly.
I also tried using a 3D-pen. Both ways work and the planes fly pretty well. Next up: bigger plane + supercap-motor unit.

The idea is inspired by a recent video of Tom Stanton.

#paperplanes #diy #stemeducation #mint #FediLZ #3dprint #3dprinting #PaperPlane #engineering #RCplanes

It's teacher Tuesday!!

Why yes, this is a robot controlling NeoPixels!

I just shared a NeoPixel capstone starter project in #MicroPython for BEAPER Nano and BEAPER Pico (Arduino versions coming soon).

It's part of my beginner learning activities – find them all here: https://github.com/mirobotech

#STEMeducation #robotics #programming

🐵 Celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week with film! We have classroom-ready lessons and hands-on activities to kindle a love of all creatures great and small. Explore the worlds of bugs, chimpanzees, whales and more with our Celebration of Nature lessons collection for grades 3-7.

These resources make it a breeze to boost student engagement with award-winning films like Jane (about Dr. Jane Goodall), The Love Bugs, The Wild, and Whale Rider. These films are also great for end of the year classes. 💕

Learn more:
https://journeysinfilm.org/film/celebration-of-nature/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Nature&utm_id=Be+Kind+To+Animals+Week&utm_content=link

#BeKindToAnimalsWeek #Education #Homescholing #StemEducation #Nature #Environment #Climate #Biodiversity #Movies

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mirobotech/116517035270631888

"No kyber crystal required, so my droids are much easier for a young Jedi to build than a lightsaber."
– John (Chief human at mirobo.tech)

To practice the coding force, mirobo has shared a complete set of beginner learning activities, like this one for BEAPER Pico: https://github.com/mirobotech/BEAPER-Pico

#programming #robots #robotics #STEMeducation

"Develop your Jedi coding skills you must!"
– Yoda (maybe)

Wanna learn to program microcontrollers? I have the droids you're looking for!

Save 20% on ARPS-2 and BEAPER kits until May 10 using code MAYDAY10 on @lectronz – and May the 4th be with you! 🤖 Beep, boop!

https://lectronz.com/stores/mirobotech

#STEMeducation #Arduino #MicroPython #robotics

It turns out that there’s not always good reasons for what we do – particularly for what governments do! In fact, there are good reasons to stop doing them. Dingoes and land management, climate change, deforestation and many many more issues require us to examine the evidence – evidence we already have – and change our ways.

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! If you're an #electronics teacher in need of a quick #microcontroller project, I can save you!

I have a limited number of pre-built BEAPER Pico prototype circuits. Learn programming! Make an IoT device! Build a robot! Contact me for details: https://mirobo.tech/contact

Please boost to your #STEMeducation teacher friends!

Texas Instruments TI-84 Evo graphing calculator makes math class feel cool again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/ti-84-evo-graphing-calculator/

It's teacher Tuesday!!

My beginner microcontroller curriculum is now complete, so I'm adding capstone project starter templates! Find the capstone project guide here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QGnLG6525-tzXSkH1OzWMxN6WYAvCnrXK9fGeXZaNxI/edit?usp=sharing

See the curriculum overview here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Das4E6nijXZ-mP2Ikqn5dJvDbbGIyy0oLm7_AzW3-Ww/edit?usp=sharing

#STEMeducation #robotics #programming #Arduino #MicroPython