420 Teaching Kids with Robots w/ Tom Lauwers

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tom Lauwers is on a mission to get robots into classrooms. As the founder and chief roboticist at BirdBrain Technologies, he designs educational tools that show students the basics of coding, engineering, and collaboration.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tom received a Ph.D in robotics in 2010 from Carnegie Mellon, where he initially designed the Finch robot and Hummingbird robotics kit. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Finch is a small robot designed to inspire students learning computer science by providing a tangible representation of their code. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hummingbird is a kit that allows students to create and program robots built from electronic components and craft materials.   </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, Tom and Aaron discuss the design of the learning robot, how to make technology more accessible, and why Tom chose to bootstrap the business.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart</span></em></a> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">happens once a year.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Tom Lauwers’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reflect on “What could be your superpower for good?”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Connect with Tom Lauwers</em></strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-lauwers-bbtech/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/birdbraintech"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/birdbraintech/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/birdbraintech/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.birdbraintechnologies.com/"><span