The micro:bit house

Around the beginning of 2017 the idea of building a model smart home powered by a micro:bit began to take root in my head.

I was doing quite a few events at the time and needed something snazzy to show off the micro:bit – something that kids could get their hands on and which had obvious real world applications.

It took many months, the acquisition of new skills and, as an added bonus, a few new power tools too :).  I got a lot of use out of that house and I know a lot of kids got some joy from it.  I’ve documented it in a series of blogs – a link to chapter 2 is at the bottom of this page.

Here’s a few videos of the finished product:

I present my model house :). Will debut nxt Sat at #HuddersfieldLibrary, see me & @heeedt & @Amy__Hearn and have fune with #microbit 🙂 pic.twitter.com/zjXpO087k1

— Philip Meitiner (@pragmaticPhil) March 11, 2017

Next: The micro:bit house (2) – design

The micro:bit house blog has 10 separate chapters:

• The micro:bit house
• The micro:bit house (2) – design
• The micro:bit house (3) – structure
• The micro:bit house (4) – construction
• The micro:bit house (5) – interior
• The micro:bit house (6) – furniture
• The micro:bit house (7) – electronics
• The micro:bit house (8) – controllers
• The micro:bit house (9) – code
• The micro:bit house (10) – wrap-up