BETT Show 2016 Highlights
bett_show_2016_kitronik_stand_870 Last week, we were excited to be one of the three partners of the BBC showcasing the BBC micro:bit at the BETT Show 2016. Geoff, one of our directors gave a talk about the use of the BBC micro:bit with external accessories.

Kitronik at the BETT Show 2016

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Geoff showing the programming options of the BBC micro:bit

We were amazed at the amount of interaction from everyone who visited us in the STEAM village. Our hands-on BBC micro:bit powered crane and line-following buggy even attracted the attention of Sangho Jo - President for Samsung UK & Ireland!

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Sangho Jo - President of Samsung UK having a go with our BBC micro:bit powered crane

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BBC's Jane Wakefield having a go with the BBC micro:bit powered crane

We were also hugely excited to announce the launch of BBC micro:bit accessories. You can see the details of these products here. There were some other really interesting highlights including an LED dress made from over 4000 LEDs!

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4000 LED Dress

By far, the star attraction was the 1,000 BBC micro:bit matrix display. We came up with the design of the display which proved to be very popular! You can read all about how it was made here.

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Geoff hooking up the BBC micro:bit display at the start of the day

We've also been featured in the highlights of the BETT Show 2016! You can see all of the action below:
We really enjoyed the BETT Show 2016 and we can't wait to see what the BETT Show 2017 brings!

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