Aahana soldered for the very first time, putting on the header pins on a Raspberry Pi Pico, then figuring out how to program it using Python.

Aahana is continuing to explore the Hummingbird kit, making a new project that has more engineering complexity. Opening and closing the flap involves engineering a crank mechanism, and building a reliable hinge. Here's a close-up of the hinge mechanism: The purple straw is attached to the flap. The pieces of

The Hummingbird kit enables fun micro:bit projects. In my first project, I created a little bot that responds to sound. 0:00/1×