What happens when students experience their Delightex Edu projects outside the classroom? 🥽💫✨ I shared why seeing their own creations on professional VR equipment became such a powerful experience for our students medium.com/@marinamarkelova/… #DelightexEdu

Open-Source Robotic Hand That Costs Just $300. TetherIA has officially launched its open-source robotic hand, the Aero Hand Open. Designed to be the most capable at the lowest cost, this hand is a new tool for embodied AI research. In the clip, it demonstrates impressive dexterity by grasping an M5 screw, picking up an iPhone, and opening a soda can. Key Features: ► Price: $314.00 ► Open Source: CAD, electronics, and firmware are all open source. ► Actuation: 7 Active Degrees of Freedom (16 joints) with a tendon-driven design. ► Weight: Under 400 grams. ► Purpose: Built for embodied AI research to make dexterous manipulation accessible to all. For more details and to purchase: shop.tetheria.ai

On this day in 1916, Herbert ("Herb") Alexander Simon, was born. Simon received the 1975 #ACMTuringAward with co-recipient Allen Newell for making basic contributions to AI, the psychology of human cognition, and list processing: buff.ly/5DZexai

UTeach provides the tools and support to implement effective, research-based teaching practices! Learn more about: AP Cybersecurity: buff.ly/n2DACYz AP CS Principles: buff.ly/SIiYFew AP CSA: buff.ly/hNEf1VJ

⚽ Flappy Goal: World Cup Rush is HERE! ⚽ The 2026 World Cup vibe is unstoppable! What if you could BE the football? Dodge flying boots, collect golden trophies, and flap your way into the back of the net in this addictive Flappy Bird-style game made for the ELECFREAKS RETRO Arcade! 🎮 One-button control: Tap A to flap up, release to drop. 🏆 Collect trophies & smash your high score. ❤️ 3 lives. Reach the goal line for the WIN epic confetti celebration! Ready to become the ultimate Flappy Goal champion?

Bob Floyd was born #OTD in 1936. He received the 1978 #ACMTuringAward for having a clear influence on methodologies for the creation of efficient and reliable software, and for helping to found important subfields of computer science. buff.ly/hel2YFu

Happy Birthday, Sir Tim Berners-Lee! Berners-Lee received the 2016 #ACMTuringAward for inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and the fundamental protocols and algorithms allowing the Web to scale. buff.ly/l01UPE7

It's the long-awaited Snap! Version 12 release day! Happy day to all those who celebrate!

We're looking for 4–8th grade teachers to join the #microbit CreateAI Pilot Program! Participants get free micro:bit devices, ready-to-use lessons, and support from #BootUpPD throughout 2026-2027! Learn more and get involved at: bit.ly/CreateAIPilot #CreateAI #AIeducation

Get your ticket for the #MITAppInventor Global Education Summit 2026 🎉 Join us July 6–8, 2026, at the Stata Center for three days of learning, sharing, and building together! 🔗 Register here: mit.networkforgood.com/event… 🔗 Learn more: summit.appinventor.mit.edu

We're looking for 4–8th grade teachers to join the Micro:bit CreateAI Pilot Program! Participants interested in bringing AI into their classrooms will get free micro:bit devices and ready-to-use lessons. Apply today at: bit.ly/CreateAIPilot #microbit #CreateAI #BootUpPD

We’re thrilled to share the results of the 2026 Global Appathon hosted by the #AppInventorFoundation and #MITAppInventor! 🏆✨ 🎥 Announcement Video: youtu.be/MGY3cfJS4JI 🔗 Press Release: appinventorfoundation.org/ne…

HBD, James Gosling! We owe much to you for creating Java in the early 1990s. Java helped popularize a powerful idea: programs shouldn’t have to be rewritten for every system they run on. Its approach made portability practical and laid the groundwork for the modern internet.

Happy Birthday to Ivan Sutherland, recipient of the 1988 #ACMTuringAward for his pioneering and visionary contributions to computer graphics, starting with Sketchpad, a groundbreaking interactive computer-aided design system, and continuing thereafter: buff.ly/Mh3nTCW

#OTD in 1930, 1972 #ACMTuringAward recipient Edsger Dijkstra was born. He received the award for elevating programming to a rigorous, intellectual discipline, arguing programs should be built correctly, not debugged into correctness. For more: buff.ly/B1HYMpB

Congratulations to Nicki Washington on receiving the 2025 ACM Frances E. Allen Award for Outstanding Mentoring! She is recognized for exceptional commitment to diversifying the computing community at all education levels. Learn more: buff.ly/kWVvu2W

🎟️ Get your early bird ticket for the #MITAppInventor Global Education Summit 2026 before May 12! Join us July 6–8, 2026 at the Stata Center on @MIT's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts! 🔗 Register here: mit.networkforgood.com/event…

Happy Birthday to Claude Shannon, known by many as the “father of Information Theory.” Shannon was an American mathematician and electrical engineer. In 1948, he published A Mathematical Theory of Communication, which effectively created the field.

Congratulations to Akshitha Sriraman of @carnegiemellon on receiving the 2026 CRA Anita Borg Early Career Award! Sriraman's research has been awarded multiple dissertation honors, including distinctions from ACM SIGARCH/TCCA and ACM SIGOPS. Learn more: buff.ly/SfWJAwS

We’re excited to share the App Inventor Foundation’s 2025 Annual Impact Report! 🔗 Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1NBz…