micro:bit - Open Case

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The BBC today unveiled the micro:bit – a pocket-sized, code-able computer that lets kids get creative with technology. Thanks to a major partnership with 28 organizations, up to one million micro:bits will be handed out to every eleven or twelve year old child in seventh grade or equivalent across the UK, absolutely free. MyMiniFactory is part of the twenty-eight organizations working on the micro:bit initiative. MyMiniFactory will show how three-dimensional printing and open-source design can create objects that kids can combine with their micro:bits to invent new products. We'll host versions of a case for the micro:bit on our platform that students can print themselves in class. We'll also host competitions and campaigns encouraging school kids to get involved with computer-aided design software and three-dimensional printing. You can download some of the first versions of the cases and clips here. The micro:bit Open Case is a case designed for schools to 3D print in their classrooms. This is the case for the micro:bit computer chip that the BBC will be giving out to schools across the UK. Download both STL files – one left-sided open case, one right-sided open case. With a print time under thirty minutes, schools can load multiple STLs onto a build plate and print them out in batches.